Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had a telephone conversation, on the initiative of Aliyev, the Kremlin press service reported. “The parties discussed the practical aspects of the implementation of the November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021 agreements between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno Karabakh. Special attention …

Members of the Lega party of the Italian Parliament Massimiliano Capitano and Julio Centemero have issued a statement, calling for the release without preconditions of the Armenian prisoners of war held in Azerbaijan, the Embassy of Armenia in Italy reported. “Azerbaijan continues to hold many Armenian prisoners of war hostage for their use in political …

The risk of using nuclear weapons is now the highest since the Cold War, DW quoted UN Deputy Secretary General Izumi Nakamitsu as saying. “The risk of nuclear weapons being used by deliberate action, incident or miscalculation is the highest since the Cold War,” she said. Nakamitsu also noted that the arms control regime “continues …

A trial on fabricated criminal charges against 13 more prisoners of war from Armenia’s Shirak Province  started today in the Baku Court of Aggravated Crimes. According to local media, the session is chaired by Judge Azada Mejidova. The 13 prisoners of war are Rafik Karapetyan, Hrayr Tadevosyan, Gurgen Galoyan, Vagharshak Maloyan, Sasun Yeghiazaryan, Arsen Vardanyan, …

According to the CIS Council of Defense Ministers’ 2021 work plan, an Armenian Ministry of Defense working group will also take part in the regular meeting of the Committee of Heads of Personnel Departments to be held in Russia and Uzbekistan from June 23 to 24, the Ministry of Defense reported.

Special tactical drills are conducted in Nakhijevan with the local garrison troops and the governing bodies of the Turkish Armed Forces, the Azerbaijani Turan news agency reported, quoting the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense. Prior to the start of the exercise, the leadership of the Nakhijevan Autonomous Republic met with the officers who successfully completed the …

On behalf of the people of Belarus and on his own behalf, President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the victory of the Civil Contract party in the snap elections. “Your determination and service to the interests of the Armenian people have become the key to success in a possible social …

The mayor of Odzun filed a report with the police about the crime committed against him, Spokesman for the Prosecutor General Gor Abrahamyan wrote on his Facebook page. “The Armenian Prosecutor General has instructed to immediately launch a criminal case on that basis. After the initiation, the criminal case will be immediately sent to the …

As of 11:00 am of June 23, a total of 224,430 cases of coronavirus disease were confirmed, of which 216,230 have cured and 4,503 were fatal. At least 2,601 patients are currently receiving coronavirus treatment. A total of 1,160,290 tests were performed. Some 3,881 tests were performed yesterday, with 100 new positive results. Forty-eight people …

Azerbaijan and UNESCO are discussing the organization of a mission in the occupied territories of Artsakh, such as Akna (Aghdam) and Varanda (Fizuli) regions, as well as Shushi, Azerbaijani media quoted head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Lelya Abdullah as saying. Her statement says that in recent months, a number of …