The Civil Contract party received a mandate to open an era of peaceful development for Armenia and Artsakh in the 2021 snap elections, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said when opening the cabinet meeting, adding that this mandate presupposes the creation of a favorable environment around our country, the opening of regional communications, regional stability …

The court session in the fabricated case of 13 prisoners of war from Armenia’s Shirak Province scheduled for today in Baku’s Court of Grace Crimes was postponed, because “the attorneys of two defendants were absent.” Azerbaijani media reported earlier that examination of the case documents was expected at today’s session that was supposed to be …

A special video address by Armenia’s ombudsman Arman Tatoyan, allowed only for status “A” Human Rights Institutions, was broadcast at the July 12 session of the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The Azerbaijani regime continues to deepen the policy of Armenophobia and encourage enmity towards Armenians, the address says. An analysis of …

Lufthansa will start operating in the Armenian market following successful negotiations, the Armenia International Airports and Lufthansa have announced. The airline will operate flights between Frankfurt (Germany) and Yerevan three times per week. Flights from Frankfurt to Yerevan will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and from Yerevan to Frankfurt on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. …

Some 5,662 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, confirming 163 new cases; 4 people died; 3,261 patients are currently receiving treatment. As of 11:00 am on July 15, a total of 1,253,024 tests have been performed in Armenia, 226,949 of them were positive. The total number of deaths stands at 4,556; 218,028 people have recovered. …

The Russian embassy in Baku responded to the question regarding the Russian ambassador’s refusal to visit Shushi, under Azerbaijani occupation. In response to the question of Haqqin.az, why did Russia, the guarantor of the trilateral agreement, ignored the invitation to visit Shushi, the embassy answered: “We do not comment on the ambassador’s schedule and trips …

Belarusian police have raided the offices of 12 nongovernmental organizations, including the Vyasna human rights center and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, as authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka further ramps up his crackdown on opponents and dissent. Activists said the offices searched on July 14 also included those of the Lawtrend rights group, the Association of the World’s Belarusians …

At the meeting with Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin today, acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan highlighted the continuous development of Armenian-Russian allied relations in the political, economic, security and humanitarian spheres. According to Nikol Pashinyan, the two countries have a broad agenda of cooperation, for the implementation of which the governments are carrying out …

Baku is trying to create new sources of tension, undermining regional peace and security, a statement released by Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with today’s border incident says. “On July 14 the Azerbaijani armed forces initiated a provocative advancement in the section near Yeraskh community of Armenia as a result of which serviceman …