National Assembly Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan will be the Special Representative of Armenia in the Armenia-Turkey dialogue process, Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Vahan Hunanyan said. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that official Yerevan and Ankara are ready to take concrete steps to normalize relations and will appoint special representatives on both sides. Yerevan …

The United States has welcomed the release of 10 Armenian servicemen by Azerbaijan following talks between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Brussels. We welcome Azerbaijan’s release of 10 Armenian detainees on December 19 with EU support. “We urge the full and expeditious release of all remaining detainees, exchange of …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will pay a working visit to Georgia on December 20, the PM’s Office said. A meeting of the Armenia-Georgia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation will be held in Tbilisi with the participation of the prime ministers of the two countries. A private conversation between Prime Minister Pashinyan and Georgian Prime Minister …

Through the mediation of European Council President Charles Michel, 10 prisoners of war returned to the homeland, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Below is the list of the POWs who were handed over to Armenia. Hrachik Galstyan, born in 1990 Mkrtich Dilanyan, born in 1982 Gagik Harutyunyan, born in 1982 Radik Poghosyan, born …

As of December 20 (11:00 a.m.) New cases – 72 Tests performed – 4,897 Deaths – 4 —————————————————– Total number of tests performed – 2,479,107 Total number of confirmed cases – 343,708 Total recovered – 328,799 Patients currently receiving treatment –5,513 Total number of deaths – 7,903    

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan received today the newly appointed UNICEF Representative in Armenia Christine Weigand. President Sargsyan congratulated Christine Weigand on assuming office, expressing confidence that she would invest all her energy in the implementation of effective programs for children in our country. Christine Weigand briefed President Sargsyan on the programs to be implemented by …

In its annual report on the fight against terrorism, the US Department of State said the Azerbaijani authorities are trying to present the political opposition and religious activists as terrorists or to describe their actions as terrorism or extremism, Turan news agency reported. The published report says that no terrorist acts took place in Azerbaijan. …

The sham trial of two Armenian prisoners of war started in Azerbaijan today. Ishkhan Sargsyan and Vladimir Rafaelyan stand trial on terrorism charges. The trial was supposed to take place on December 14, but it was postponed.  

Open Society Foundations – Armenia, Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly, Human Rights and Protection Fund, and Protection of Rights Without Borders NGO present a fact-finding report entitled “Human Rights Violations during the 44-Day Artsakh War.” Human rights activist Artur Sakunts presented facts about the participation of Syrian mercenaries in the 44-day war, with …