The use of Turkish-made Bayraktar attack drones was a forced, one-time measure to destroy enemy weapons, Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov has told Ukrainian parliament, korrespondent reported. “We do not violate the Minsk agreements, we do not attack in the zone of joint forces. If the occupying forces violate the regime of silence, kill our …

A Yerevan court has acquitted Aram Harutyunyan, who was tried for calls justifying violence against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. In a 6-minute video titled “Nikol, you changed our textbooks and holidays” posted on Youtube on 22.12.2020, Harutyunyan was seen saying: “It is up to the Armenian people to take revenge on Nikol. Tehleryans are thousands, …

As informed earlier, the National Security Service of Artsakh issued a statement today a 65-year-old resident of Chartar village of Artsakh’s Martuni region, had disappeared. Later, the NSS found out that the man got lost in the territory under the control of the Azerbaijani Armed units detained. However, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported later that …

The head of the EU delegation to Armenia, Andrea Wiktorin, told reporters today that she also hopes that humanitarian issues will be discussed during the Pashinyan-Aliyev meeting due in Brussels on December 15. After the 44-day war, Azerbaijani did not return to Armenia at least a few dozen prisoners held in Baku. “We are in …

The National Security Service of Artsakh responded to a call at around 1 p.m. today about a 66-year-old resident of Chartar village who was lost. The Service took necessary measures to locate the man and found out that the man, after getting lost, appeared in the territory under the control of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces …

In Madrid, Spain, the omicron variant was found in a vaccinated person who did not travel to high-risk countries. Two similar cases have been found. A 62-year-old man in Madrid, who has had mild symptoms since November 29, is at home in isolation. In the US, New York has confirmed five cases of the Omicron …

“Certainly, through Secretary of State Blinken, the State Department and the Embassy, ​​we would like to express our support for our efforts for lasting, comprehensive peace in the region,” US Ambassador to Armenia Lynn Tracy said in response to the question whether Secretary Blinken’s meetings with Armenian Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan and Russian Foreign Minister …

Following its three-day meetings, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has decided to initiate infringement proceedings against Turkey on the grounds of its failure to implement the ruling of rights violation and immediate release given by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for jailed businessperson Osman Kavala, who has been behind …

The United States hosts the Democracy Summit to reaffirm its role as the leader of democratic nations, a claim that has been jeopardized by the US’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and the US internal turmoil, American analyst and writer David Satter said in an interview with Factor.am, commenting on the Democracy Summit initiated US President Joe …