In connection with the multi-episode criminal case being investigated by the State Revenue Committee Investigations Department, the State Revenue Committee states that on September 22, 2020, the Court of First Instance of the city of Yerevan upheld the motion of the preliminary investigation body to detain  former Ambassador to the Holy See Mikael Minasyan, who …

Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ commnet on the Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs We welcome the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs’ approach to resume the peace process, which is set out in a joint statement issued on July 29. In the previous statements of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the High Representative of the …

Turkey is trying to engage Pakistan in regional processes, and that is very dangerous, National Academy of Sciences member Ruben Safrastyan told a news conference today, speaking about the recent visit of the Speakers of the Parliaments of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Pakistan to Shushi. The expert reminded that Pakistan is the only country that has …

A man attempted to set himself on fire outside the Ombudsman’s office on July 30, according to a police report. The head of the Police Information Department, Zarzand Gabrielyan, told Factor.am that around 12:30 that the Police received a call from the National Center for Burns that an individual with burns was hospitalized. The circumstances …

On July 30, The Chair of the Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus, MEP Marina KALJURAND, the European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Armenia, MEP Andrey KOVATCHEV, and the European Parliament’s Standing Rapporteur on Azerbaijan, MEP Željana ZOVKO issued a joint statement over the Armenian-Azerbaijani border clashes. Below is the text of the statement: “We …

The National Assembly debated in the second reading the draft law submitted by the government, which proposes to forbid filming in border zones with drones. Relevant amendments to the Law on State Border and Administrative Offenses Code was unanimously adopted. A fine of 100,000 drams (about US $200) was imposed for violating the law.

On July 30, Armenian Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Armen Grigoryan received the head of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation to Armenia, Thierry Ribaut, MFA said in a statement. “During the meeting, Armen Grigoryan stressed the need for immediate repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war illegally detained in Azerbaijan, and considered inadmissible …

Alexander Bikantov, Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Information and Press Department, has commented on the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. His statement was published on the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “We are seriously concerned about the recent armed incidents in different parts of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, which have resulted in …

Armenian Ministry of Defense issued a statement today, saying that on July 30, between 11:20 and 11:30, the Azerbaijani forces opened fire from sniper rifles and firearms of different calibers at the Armenian position near the Yersakh section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The statement said that the enemy’s fire was silenced by retaliatory actions. No …

On July 29, at 23:00, Azerbaijani drones attempted to intrude the Republic of Armenia airspace in the Gegharkunik section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Armenian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The Armenian air defense units hit an Azerbaijani Aerostar drone, the fragments of which fell 3.5 kilometers north of the village of Vanevan in …