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 …

Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with Armenian President Armen Sargsyan, the Office of the President said. Sargsyan congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on the victory of the Civil Contract party in the snap parliamentary elections. Sargsyan wished the future government of Armenia success for the benefit of Armenia’s further development, progress, people’s welfare …

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is ready to expand the participation of OSCE representatives in its activities, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas said after his visit to OSCE Secretariat with OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, TASS reported. “We intend to hold such high-level meetings in the future. It is necessary to expand the participation …

As a result of the search operation carried out by a rescue detachment in Varanda (Fizuli) region, a body was found and evacuated today, Artsakh State Emergency Situations Ministry reported. It is believed to be of a soldier involved in combat actions, whose identity will be confirmed after a forensic examination. So far, 1,584 bodies …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Turkey and the United States are entering a “new era” in ties, after the NATO allies’ relationship deteriorated in recent years over an array of issues. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting, Erdogan however, called for U.S. respect for Turkey’s sovereign rights — in an apparent reference to …