Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a telephone conversation with Artsakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan on August 20, MFA press service said in a statement. The ministers underscored the need to resume the process of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict under the OSCE Minsk Group auspices to reach a comprehensive and lasting settlement. …

The government of Turkey announced a set of new rules Thursday as Turkey fights the coronavirus pandemic with a strategy focusing on its vaccination program, Daily Sabah reported. The new rules will concentrate on the resumption of in-person education next month. Teachers and staff at grade schools, academics and university students in higher learning will …

Some 20 Armenian and Uzbek construction migrants were engaged in a mass brawl at a construction site on Mares Street, near the Nekrasovka metro station in northeastern Moscow on Friday, Russian TEN TV reported. Seven citizens of Uzbekistan, and two Armenian nationals were arrested. The circumstances and reasons of the fight are being clarified. There …

Russian peacekeepers are currently on patrol in the village of Yeghtsahogh in the Shushi region, Yeghtsahogh village mayor Artak Hakobyan told Factor.am. He said the Azerbaijani army has withdrawn about 2 km, relocated to their former bases, in turn the soldiers of the Defense Army have withdrawn about 3 km. It is noteworthy, however, that …

President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged European countries to take responsibility for migrants coming from Afghanistan, adding Turkey had no intention of becoming “Europe’s migrant storage unit” amid turmoil in the country after the Taliban’s takeover, Reuters reported Since the Taliban entered Kabul over the weekend, scenes of chaos have unfolded as thousands seek to …

On August 19, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with French President Emanuel Macron. According to the Kremlin, at the request of Macron, Putin informed him about the Karabakh progress. He said the situation in the region is generally stable, steps are being taken to restore economic and transport ties in the South Caucasus and …

The newly appointed Armenia ambassador to Ukraine, Vladimir Karapetyan, on On August 19 presented his credentials to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Zelensky congratulated Karapetyan conveying confidence that he would play a significant role in the further strengthening of the bilateral relations between Armenia and Ukraine and the deepening of the cooperation between the Armenian …

Some 7,864 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 599 new cases; five people died As of August 20 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,469,328 Confirmed positive cases – 236,742 Deaths – 4,732 Recovered – 223,736 Patients currently receiving treatment – 7,131

President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged European countries to take responsibility for migrants coming from Afghanistan, adding Turkey had no intention of becoming “Europe’s migrant storage unit” amid turmoil in the country after the Taliban’s takeover, Reuters reported Since the Taliban entered Kabul over the weekend, scenes of chaos have unfolded as thousands seek to …

The European Union’s Foreign Policy Officer said Thursday that he had branded his progress in Afghanistan “catastrophe and nightmare” and had no information to predict that the Taliban would return to power in Afghanistan, Reuters reported. Addressing the European Parliament, Josep Borrell said about 100 EU staff and 400 Afghans working with the EU and …