A meeting of the National Assembly Council was held today at 17:30. The meeting discussed and approved the agenda of an extraordinary meeting of the National Assembly. The extraordinary session will be held on June 30, at 11:00. The reason for this session is that a number of draft laws, such as On Combating Money …

Yesterday, the Council of the European Union approved the agreements on the establishment of a common aviation zone with three EU neighbors, Ukraine, Armenia and Tunisia, as well as with Qatar. The EU Delegation to Armenia informs that the mentioned agreements will allow opening the air transport market, offering new opportunities to consumers and airlines. …

During his visit to Rome, Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker, a Georgian Foreign Ministry statement says. “During the meeting, Georgia’s strategic regional importance for the United States was reaffirmed, emphasizing the successful mediation of the Georgian …

Azerbaijan has gathered facts and conducted examinations in connection with the damage to the Russian Mi-24 during the escalation in Nagorno Karabakh; the probe is under way, a press secretary for Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office has told RIA Novosti. “On November 9, 2020, the Prosecutor General’s Office initiated a criminal case in connection with the …

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linden, has called on Azerbaijan to release Armenian prisoners of war, resume talks under the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, and reach a political solution. Anne Linden spoke at a press conference in Vienna, in response to the Armenpress observation that the Armenian society is disappointed with the passive position …

Before a demarcation between Armenia and Azerbaijan can be done, the legal basis should be defined first, Ara Papyan, the head of the Modus Vivendi center and a member of the National Democratic Axis, told a  news conference today. “I would like to reiterate that Azerbaijan renounced the Soviet legal basis on the constitutional act …

U.S. President Joe Biden, in a meeting on Monday with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, said his commitment to Israel is “iron-clad” and he looks forward to meeting with new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett soon. Biden, in his first meeting as president with a top Israeli official, also said Iran would not come to possess …

A US military base has been shelled in the northeastern Syrian province of Der Zor, SANA agency reported. The report said that the missiles were fired in the direction of the military base in the area of ​​El-Mar oil well. No one was injured. The fact that there were no casualties in the attack was …

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 …