Armenia’s Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan sent today an official letter to the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, the Council of Europe and the UN Commissioners for Human Rights and other international bodies, providing additional information on the urgency of the return of Armenian captives from Azerbaijan, the real situation, the protection of their rights …

Police in the Azerbaijani capital have violently dispersed protesters demanding the immediate release of hunger-striking opposition politician Saleh Rustamli, RFE/RL reported. At least 20 demonstrators were detained by officers during the December 15 rally in Baku, including Tofiq Yaqublu, a leading member of the opposition Musavat party, RFE/RL correspondents reported from the scene.”Unblocking the roads …

“The implementation of such measures is a necessity taking into account the situation around Armenia and Artsakh, this security environment, internal and external threats as well as the events that are happening both in the negotiation process and in security issues, on the Armenian borders and in Artsakh. They force us to take measures to …

The Omicron coronavirus variant has not been detected in Armenia as of December 15, the Ministry of Health’s National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said in response to the inquiry of ARMENPRESS, stating that the identifications of the virus strains are taking place on a regular basis in the country. The Omicron variant has …

Over the past year, the residents of Taghavard village have repeatedly raised the issue of access to the community cemetery, which came under Azerbaijani control after the 2020 war. The cemetery is located in the occupied part of the village, Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan wrote on his Facebook page. “People have the right to pay …

Azerbaijan does not want its cargo to be checked, and Armenia is against it, journalist Tatul Hakobyan said at the discussion titled “Brussels negotiations: What to expect from the European mediation? ” He said this is the issue that did not allow the talks to move forward. “Azerbaijan says, let me give you some money, …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the steps taken to normalize relations between Armenia and Turkey. “We welcome and strongly support statements by Turkish Foreign Minister MevlutCavusoglu  and MFA of Armenia on appointing Special Envoys to discuss the process of normalization,” he tweeted. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced the appointment of mutual special …

Garo Paylan, Turkish lawmaker of Armenian descent from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has reminded Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that 110 years ago an Armenian was sitting in his place, urging him to renounce nationalism and discrimination, ermenihaber reported. Addressing the parliament on Monday, Paylan pointed out that somehow, for centuries, in the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk …

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, hosted the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, for a discussion on the evolving situation in the South Caucasus region and ways forward regarding EU relations with both countries. President Michel assured both leaders …

The trilateral meeting between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took place in Brussels, the press service of the Armenian government said in a statement. The implementation process of the trilateral statements of …