As of 11:00 am on June 28, a total of 224,851 cases of coronavirus disease have been were confirmed; 216,645 people have recovered, 4,510 died. Some 2,597 patients are currently receiving treatment. A total of 1,177,814 tests have been performed, with 2,962 of them yesterday, confirming 54 new cases. At least 87 recovered, while three …

Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau has announced the appointment of EU Ambassador to Europe Stephane Dion as Special Envoy to Armenia. Special Envoy Dion will study the options of how Canada can stimulate the efforts of the Armenian civil society, strengthen the democratic structures, expand the cooperation of Armenia with multilateral structures, promote the economic …

As of 11:00 am on June 26, a total of 224,728 cases of coronavirus disease were confirmed; 216,489 people recovered, 4,506 have died. Some 2,636 patients are currently receiving treatment. A total of 1,171,097 tests have been performed. Yesterday, 3,631 tests were performed, revealing 93 new cases of coronavirus disease; 66 people recovered, one person …

Armenia’s Statistical Committee has released the current indicators of the socio-economic situation in the. The economic activity index in May 2021 has increased by 10.9% in comparison with the same period of 2020; the volume of industrial output has increased by 7.9%, the volume of services – by 17.3%, the trade turnover – by 17.6%, …

U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff has strongly condemned Azerbaijan’s prosecution of Armenian prisoners of war. “Azerbaijan’s continued violation of human rights following the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is unacceptable. Prosecuting prisoners of war is a flagrant violation of international conventions and further evidence of Azerbaijan’s grotesque disregard for human rights and international law. While we continue working …

Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega have been move to house arrest from jail. They were arrested in May after a Ryanair plane landed in Minsk on its way from Athens to Vilnius. Yesterday, photos appeared on the Telegram channels, in which Protasevich and Sapega give an interview in the park. …

The second court session on the fabricated criminal case of 14 prisoners of war from Armenia’s Shirak Province has started in Baku’s Court of Aggravated Crimes. Baku accuses Armenian captives of committing terrorism and other crimes in Azerbaijan. At today’s session, the prosecutor voiced the indictment. The Armenian prisoners of war are Hrachya Avagyan, Gegham …

The third President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, spoke to the BBC’s Russian service. He said that the desire to resolve the Karabakh conflict and the start of the reconciliation process has forced him to stay in power in 2018 after two terms in power. Sargsyan expressed confidence that at that time there …

The Office of the Armenian President has informed that by a decree of President Armen Sargsyan, the head of the Armenian Armed Forces Air Defense Troops Armen Vardanyan and the Rrmenian Armed Forces Engineering Troops Ishkhan Matevoyan have been dismissed from their posts.

The President of France, Emanuel Macron, has sent a congratulatory message to Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the victory of the Civil Contract party in the early parliamentary elections. The message states: “Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Dear Nicol, On the occasion of the victory of your party in the early parliamentary elections in Armenia …