Since 11 a.m., Azeri troops deliberately set fires near the villages of Sotk and Kut, Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan wrote on his Facebook page. “During the day, the fires in the direction of Sotk village of the Gegharkunik province were extinguished, but those near Kut village were not,” the post reads. Tatoyan says the areas …

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan is set to pay a visit to Russia on August 30-31, Armenian Foreign Ministry says. Minister Mirzoyan is scheduled to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovas well as CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas.

As reported earlier, a criminal case was launched in connection with the illegal crossing of Artsakh border by an Azeri serviceman Jamil Babayev who was found in Martakert. Artsakh Investigations Committee has charged Babayev with a number of crimes, including spying. Babayev has been detained. The investigation is underway.

Some 4,671 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing  275  new cases; seven  people died As of August 30 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,534,770 Confirmed positive cases – 241,611 Deaths – 4,830 Recovered – 226,665 Patients currently receiving treatment – 8,964

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on August 31. This is the first foreign visit of the Armenian Foreign Minister since his appointment. The ministers will discuss in detail the further steps towards the development of Russian-Armenian relations as well as coordination of their actions …

Some 6,995 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing  692  new cases; 16  people died As of August 28 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,524,481 Confirmed positive cases – 240,953 Deaths – 4,812 Recovered – 225,963 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,026

The traffic on the Goris-Shurnukh-Kapan section of the M2 interstate road was resumed Kapan Mayor Gevorg Parsyanthat on August 27 at 20:00, Kapan mayor has said. He said that concrete blocks have been placed on the road in Nor Arajadzor sections to slow down the traffic. Russian border guards will control those sections of the …

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan today received US Ambassador to Armenia Lynn Tracy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ press service said. The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the Armenian-American cooperation, referring to the continuous support provided by the United States to Armenia. Mirzoyan said consistent steps will be taken to further …

Search operations in Varanda (Fizuli) region today did not yield any results: no body or remains of soldier were found, Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs said. Since the ceasefire was established, 1651 bodies have been evacuated from the occupied territories of Artsakh, two of them yesterday, from the territory adjacent to Norashen community of Hadrut …

“It is impossible for Turkey to take in more refugees,” said Naci Bostancı, the deputy speaker of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly, on Friday in response to questions about the latest events in Afghanistan, the pro-government news site Daily Sabah reported. “Our concern is returning our existing migrants when the appropriate conditions are met,” he said. “This …