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 …

Commenting on the recent tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, tweeted: ” Reports of repeated incidents along Armenia-Azerbaijan border causes grave concern. Urge sides to build on recent humanitarian steps & implement 9 Nov statement in full to address unresolved issues peacefully.”

Some5,900 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 264 new cases; 6 people died; 4,378 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on July 30, a total of 1,334,007 tests have been performed in Armenia, 229,867 of them were positive; 219,701 people have recovered, 4,608 have died.

The Investigation Department of the National Security Service has completed the preliminary investigation of the criminal case of S.S., an ethnic Yezidi, who is accused of inciting ethnic hatred. According to the indictment, S.S., in a May 2020 interview with the Iraqi news site yezidinews.com, gave misleading information, presenting Armenia as a state of national …

Artsakh Foreign Ministry has issued a statement over the visit of Parliament Chairmen of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan to the occupied territories of Artsakh. Below is the text of the statement: “We reiterate the inadmissibility of Azerbaijan’s attempts to consolidate the illegal occupation of the territories of the Republic of Artsakh, which were seized as …

Speaking about the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas has said that any use of force is unacceptable. “On the night of July 28, 2021, clashes took place on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as a result of which three servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces were killed and four others wounded,” Zas …

Giorgi Gogia, Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division of the Human Rights Watch international human rights organization, has addressed the issue of today’s sentencing of Armenian captives by a Baku court. He tweeted that the criminal prosecution of Armenian captives by Azerbaijan on charges of illegal border crossing is a violation of the …