Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation. Kremlin’s statement said the two sides stressed the readiness to expand the Russian-Turkish cooperation in various fields. It’s noted that the implementation of large joint projects in the energy sector is a priority. Discussions on the situation in Nagorno Karabakh continued …

President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan, due to martial law, signed a decree on February 17th not to hold local self-government elections in the communities of Artsakh until March 1st, 2022. The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Artsakh initiated the postponement of the elections. Two community leaders were killed …

Vaccination against COVID in Armenia is planned to start in March. Vaccinations will be carried out on a voluntary basis, Armenian Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan told this to the reporters today. The vaccine will be free for citizens in risk groups, and it is yet unknown how much it will cost for other citizens. …

36 tests were performed on February 17 in Artsakh. As a result, 4 new cases of COVID were confirmed, the  Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia reports. Infected people are contactors of previously established outbreaks. One person is currently under stationary treatment, and those with light forms of infection are receiving outpatient treatment …

The personnel of the humanitarian demining detachment of the Russian peacekeeping troops carried out cleanings from explosive objects in the area of Karmir Shuka settlement of Martuni region, the RF Ministry of Defense reports. During the demining, about 400 explosive objects were neutralized by Russian deminers. These objects and the unexploded ordnance are transported and …

As of 11:00 am on February 18th, a total of 169.820 cases of COVID have been confirmed, 161.577 of which have recovered, 3156 died. 4.293 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 694.357 tests have been performed ever since, 3.211 of which were performed yesterday. Thus,  223 new cases of COVID were confirmed. 101 …

Georgian Prime Minister Georgy Gakharia announced his decision to resign during a special briefing today, Sputnik Georgia reports. The head of the Georgian government explained his decision by the political crisis in the country. “I have decided to leave my post. Undoubtedly, I believe and wish that this step will contribute to the reduction of …

Sergo Karapetyan, who held the post of the Minister of Agriculture in 2010-2016, died of coronavirus. He was in the intensive care unit of “Nairi” Medical Center, Hraparak reports. Sergo Karapetyan was born on August 6th, 1948 in the city of Artashat (Ararat region). He graduated from the Armenian Agricultural Institute. From 1965 to 1972 …

The European Commission has approved the contract with “Moderna”, the company of American-Armenian philanthropist and businessman Nubar Afeyan, to supply an additional 300 million doses of COVID vaccine. The statement came from the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during a news conference in Brussels, the official website of the European Commission …

As of February 16th, 48 COVID tests were performed in Artsakh. As a result, no case of COVID was registered, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Artsakh informs. In 2021, 2837 citizens were examined in Artsakh, of which 495 tested positive. A total of 2.379 cases of COVID have been confirmed in the …