In an exclusive interview with Factor TV, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed his recent visit to the South Caucasus, aimed at fostering peace and stability between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Topics covered included military-political developments, prospects for achieving peace, NATO’s role in negotiations, Armenia’s potential withdrawal from the CSTO, defense and security cooperation with NATO, …

In the enlarged Masis community the problem of garbage collection will be completely solved. Benefactor Mikael Vardanyan provided the community with a garbage truck, a multifunctional waste collection vehicle, 230 new waste containers and a truck. Thanks to the provided financial support, it will be possible to collect garbage in Masis city and 26 neighboring …

The presidential elections in Russia were held over a period of three days, starting from March 15 and concluding on March 17, 2024. Based on the results (slightly exceeding 87% of the votes), V. Putin secured his fifth term as head of state. The combined votes for the remaining three presidential candidates amounted to approximately …

Despite weather conditions and impassable roads, every day the European Union Civilian Mission sets out from operational bases located throughout Armenia to monitor the security situation along the entire border. The EU Mission is an unarmed, civilian mission whose objective, according to official Brussels, is to monitor and report on the security situation, to ensure …

The maternity hospital of the Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center of the RA Ministry of Health has been equipped with modern medical equipment of European, American and Japanese production. Thanks to the financial support of benefactor Mikael Vardanyan, the maternity hospital already has new neonatal incubators, a neonatal portable ultrasound system, a high frequency neonatal …

The recent military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh, launched on 19 September 2023 by Azerbaijan, followed the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the ten-month blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh. This aggression was obviously intended at the eventual depopulation of ethnic Armenians. Consequently, within a matter of days more than 100 600 were forced to leave their homes and seek refuge …

I was watering the garden outside, I saw that they were shooting. As soon as I turned around, I saw that six Azerbaijani soldiers with machine guns, putting their weapons by their side, opened the gate with their feet. They entered, tied my hands, and threw me into the car. They took me directly to …

Ruben Vardanyan’s children made a statement, which is presented below: As the four children of Ruben Vardanyan we respectfully call upon the world leaders, advocates for human rights, and the media to urgent help to free our father from illegal detention in Azerbaijan. We are concerned about his health and arbitrary treatment and have not …

The recent arrest by the government of Azerbaijan of philanthropist, businessman, Armenian citizen and co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Ruben Vardanyan, is both outrageous and politically motivated. As members of the global humanitarian and human rights community we call for his immediate release. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, to which Ruben has given so much, …

September 27 marks the 3rd anniversary of the 44-day war. Currently there are 412 families with 4 or more children forcibly evicted from Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the 44-day war and settled in Armenia. Each of the families received a financial support of 300 thousand drams from benefactor Karen Vardanyan. The total budget of …