On his Facebook page, Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan commented on the ICJ’s ruling. The post reads in part: “We welcome the decision of the International Court of Justice to take urgent measures against Azerbaijan, which, among other things, confirms that racial hatred and discrimination against Armenians are instigated, promoted by Azerbaijani officials and state institutions. …

For the implementation of the Sochi agreements, the Russian side expects Armenia and Azerbaijan set up delegations as soon as possible for further formation of a commission on border demarcation and delimitation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Thursday. She said that Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders have affirmed through Sochi agreements …

As reported earlier, former Chief of Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan has been charged with legalizing property worth over 2 bn drams (about US $4.1 mil.) received through criminal means and committing other criminal acts. In particular, according to the indictment, Gasparyan and his family members received a total of AMD 353,249,428 (about US $728,000) as …

Russia is planning to deliver another batch of S-400 missile systems to Turkey, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Greek television channel ANT1. Asked whether Russia plans to provide another batch of S-400 system to Turkey, Peskov said, “We have certain understanding with our Turkish partners, and we hope so. We hope …

Two Armenian troops have received light gunshot wounds in the cross-border shooting initiated by the Azerbaijani military in the eastern sector of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Ministry of Defense said, adding that as of 6:00 p.pm, the shooting has stopped.

US President Joe Biden has opened the democracy summit virtual conference organized by the United States with the participation of about 110 countries. “I had planned this meeting a long time ago for one simple reason. In the face of the ongoing challenges of democracy and universal human rights around the world, democracy needs those …

At 4:25 p.m. on December 9, Azerbaijani troops again opened intense fire from different caliber firearms at Armenian military positions located in the Gegharkunik region of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. It added that the Armenian military opened retaliatory fire and that the shooting was still in progress as …

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today received the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross Jagan Chapagain, the PM’s Office reported. PM Pashinyan highlighted the continuous active cooperation with the organization in solving a number of humanitarian problems. He, particularly, emphasized the facts of a number of humanitarian problems in Artsakh as a …

Georgia is not planning to participate in the “3 + 3” platform in the South Caucasus, a representative of Tbilisi will not be at the first meeting to be held in Moscow on December 10, a statement published by the Georgian Foreign Ministry says, TASS reported. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly stated its …

On December 9, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the first human rights treaty – the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide clearly stipulates that “genocides have caused enormous harm to humanity at all stages of history,” thus reaffirming …