As of December 16 (11:00 a.m.) New cases – 180 Tests performed – 7,571 Deaths – 18 —————————————————– Total number of tests performed – 2,472,320 Total number of confirmed cases – 343,157 Total recovered – 327,029 Patients currently receiving treatment –6,767 Total number of deaths – 7,874      

“We have known for some time now that Armenia has applied to Russia to create an opportunity to start a dialogue through its mediation. It was predictable that a conversation would take place with the participation of representatives of Armenia and Turkey. There was a communication in the regional 3 + 2 format,” Maria Karapetyan, …

The development of a dialogue between Azerbaijan and the Eurasian Economic Union  would “contribute to the intensification of mutual trade,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday during a weekly briefing, when asked about the proposal of the first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to grant Azerbaijan observer status in the EAEU. “The …

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held video talks, RIA Novosti reported. The conversation lasted an hour and a half. In the open part of the talks, the leaders of the two countries discussed the dialogue between the two countries and the issues on the international agenda. “I am glad for the …

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 …