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 …

At his meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the bilateral relations with Armenia full. “It’s the economy, the investments, the security sphere, we are allies in the CSTO, as well as in the humanitarian, scientific, educational spheres,” he said. He added that Russia is interested in the continuation …

Lt Col Arsen Ghazaryan, accused of surrendering the villages of Khtsaberd and Hin Tagher in the Hadrut region and responsible for the capture by the Azeri military of 62 Armenian troops, will not be detained, Ghazaryan’s lawyer Vahan Hovhannisyan told Factor.am. Lt Col Ghazaryan has been charged with several articles of the Criminal Code, such …

The tension in the South Caucasus continues because of the destructive policy of Azerbaijan, which fails to fulfill the provisions of the tripartite statement of November 9 on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.“Stability in our region is …

The European Court of Human Rights today recognized the violation by the Republic of Armenia of the right of former Armenian Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan to freedom of assembly and association. Arzumanyan’s attorneys filed a lawsuit with the ECHR in 2009, demanding that the court recognize the violated rights of Arzumanyan, convicted in the “Case …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be on a short vacation from August 31 to September 3, which he will spend in Armenia, his office said. His duties will be carried out by Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan.

Russia’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it would hold naval drills in the Caspian Sea with small missile and artillery ships from Iran, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in early September. The ARMI-2021 Sea Cup, which is being held in Iran for the first time (Azerbaijan has been the host country for the past few years), involves …

At an online discussion titled “Use of brute force by the police: Steel mandate against citizens?” the story that happened in Lori province on August 14 was raised, when a Ford was crashed while being chased by a police car, and two people died. Residents of nearby villages who came to the scene after the …

Armenia’s Human Rights Defender reaffirms his statement that the Azerbaijani servicemen are deliberately setting fire to areas near the villages of Sotk and Kut in Gegharkunik province, the ombudsman’s staff said in a statement. The Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense of issued an official statement yesterday, denying the published undeniable facts. All these facts were passed …

Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001, Reuters reported. Shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban showed fighters entering the airport …