The trial of 14 Armenian prisoners of war from Armenia’s Shirak Province continues in Baku Court of Aggravated Crimes. Azerbaijan accuses them of committing terrorist, subversive and other crimes. According to Azerbaijani media, the Armenian captives are giving testimony in court. The Armenian prisoners of war are Hrachya Avagyan, Gegham Serobyan, Armen Bagasyan, Gor Gasparyan, …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received in Moscow UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, on a working visit in Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported. “The parties discussed the issue of the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas in line with the November 9, 2020 statement of the …

The US State Department kept in force an earlier issued advisory for US citizens against travel to Russia, TASS reported. It warns citizens against going to “the North Caucasus, including Chechnya and Mount Elbrus, due to terrorism, kidnapping, and risk of civil unrest.” The statement stresses that in its list of countries as of June …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a visit to Antalya, Turkey to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, during the meeting the ministers will discuss “a wide range issues,” covering from bilateral relations to the situation in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Central Asia, …

As of 11:00 am on June 29, a total of 224,967 cases of coronavirus disease have been confirmed; 216,718 have recovered, 4,514  people have died. Currently, 2,636 patients are receiving. A total of 1,181,291 tests have been performed so far. Some 3,477 tests were performed yesterday confirming 116 new cases; 73 have recovered, 4 died.

Armenian National Congress Vice-president Lveon Zurabyan told Factor.am today that the party is not going to dispute the early parliamentary election results at the Constitutional Court. He said it does not make sense to apply to the Constitutional Court, because the legitimacy of the election results will be disputed by other political forces anyway. When …

Russia and China have extended the Treaty of Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation following the videoconference talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, TASS reported. The leaders of the two countries issued a joint statement announcing the extension of the treaty. “The world is entering an era of instability and radical …

The Central Electoral Commission summed up on June 27 the results of the June 20 snap elections to the National Assembly. Accordingly, the mandates of the three forces that passed the parliament will be distributed as follows: The Civil Contract party will get 71 seats in the parliament, the Armenia bloc – 29, the I …

Germany will attempt to ban British travellers from the European Union regardless of whether or not they have had a COVID-19 vaccine, The Times reported on Monday. The German chancellor wants to designate Britain as a “country of concern” because the Delta variant of the coronavirus is so widespread, the newspaper said. The plans will be discussed …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made a number of statements at a meeting with the leadership and staff of the Azerbaijani military on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day on June 26. In particular, according to local media, Aliyev said that Azerbaijan would continue to grow the capacity of the military, and that “Armenia must …