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 …

We are gravely concerned by the substantial, unprovoked, and unjustified Russian military build-up on the borders of Ukraine in recent months, and reject the false Russian claims of Ukrainian and NATO provocations, the statement issued by the North Atlantic Council on the situation in and around Ukraine says. “We call on Russia to immediately de-escalate, …

Considering the recent decline in primary coronavirus disease in the Republic of Armenia, the requirement to wear a mask in open public areas has been repealed in order to alleviate restrictive measures, a statement by the Ministry of Health says, adding that the mandatory requirement to wear a mask indoors remains in force, except for …

European Union leaders agreed on Thursday they would impose further economic sanctions on Russia – in tandem with the United States and Britain – if the Russian military invaded Ukraine, although they encouraged more diplomacy with Moscow, France 24 reported. “Any further military aggression against Ukraine will have massive consequences and severe cost in response, including restrictive …

The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Artsakh Republic has issued a statement, which says: “Dear compatriots, the breakdown of mobile communication is due the jamming of frequencies by the enemy. We are taking steps to resolve the issue through negotiations. We urge you to refrain from unnecessary speculations.”