Azeri armed units once again resorted to provocation and on September 1, at around 11:00 started shooting from sniper rifles at the Armenian positions of the Yeraskh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in Ararat province, fatally wounding contract serviceman Junior Sergeant Gegham Sahakyan, 39, The Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The statement also …

The EU Delegation to Georgia said the country’s government did not fulfill the conditions for macro-financial assistance. For this announcement, a special briefing was held on August 31 in response to a statement made several hours earlier by the Georgian government which said that it refused to accept the second part of Europe’s macro-financial assistance. …

The leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are personally involved in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict; it’s not a one-day job, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations on Wednesday, Sputnik reported. Lavrov underscored “Moscow’s decisive role” in establishing a ceasefire in November last …

A report by the Artsakh Prosecutor’s Office says that on July 26, A.M., a resident of Machkalashen village of Artsakh’s Martuni region, while searching for his lost animals, found himself in the area under Azerbaijani control. Hours later, he was returned to Artsakh. A medical examination conducted later revealed that the person, who has mental …

Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has affirmed the Government of Armenia’s Ba3 local and foreign currency long-term issuer ratings and foreign currency senior unsecured rating. The outlook remains stable. “The affirmation of the Ba3 ratings is driven by the credit profile’s resilience to the significant shocks of the coronavirus pandemic and geopolitical and domestic political tensions, …

The fires set by Azerի soldiers in Gegharkunik province burn not only the pastures and hayfields, but also the grass that people have stockpiled for winter, Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan wrote on his Facebook page. He says a resident of Kut village has informed his office that the fire was just 4-5 meters away from …

In the first match of the quarterfinals of the Aimchess US Rapid online tournament, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated Shahriyar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan 3-1. The second match will take place today. All Aronian needs is a draw to get to the semifinals.

Some 7,462 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, confirming 615 new cases; 13 people died; 9,443 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of July 26, a total of 1,547,898 tests have been performed in Armenia, 242,750 of them yielded positive results. At least 227,293 people have recovered, 4,857 have died.

Russia calls on the return of Armenian prisoners of war without preconditions during contacts with Azerbaijan at various levels, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Moscow. He said that the trilateral statement on November 9 referred to the prisoners of war who were …