The situation in Nagorno Karabakh and on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains tense. Armenia is ready for peace in the region, it is ready for negotiations to achieve it, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said today at the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting. “A year after the aggression carried out by Azerbaijan against the people of Nagorno …

General agreements have not been formulated yet, but I believe that the work continues, they plan to hold meetings in the near future as well. Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, told RFE/RL Armenian Service Thursday, referring to Wednesday’s Moscow meeting of the trilateral commission of the deputy prime ministers of Armenia, …

On the sidelines of the OSCE Foreign Ministerial Council, underway in Stockholm, Sweden, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Later, Mirzoyan tweeted that he held a productive meeting with Secretary of State and that during the meeting, the importance of full-fledged resumption of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution …

Tareq Alnassar, OPEC Fund Assistant Director-General, Private Sector and Trade Finance Operations, talks about OPEC Fund’s partnership with Ameriabank, projects implemented by the fund, private sector support and the SME development strategy of the Armenian government. “Ameriabank is a pioneer bank. It’s a market leader. And of course this comes with the huge responsibility. So, …

The Azerbaijani Air Force, in accordance with the combat readiness plan, conducted training flights using Bayraktar drones, Azerbaijani media, citing the country’s Ministry of Defense. “In cooperation with other units of the troops, air reconnaissance was carried out during the training flights, the ground coordinates of the conventional enemy were determined and destroyed with precise …

In his speech at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Stockholm, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. He welcomed the resumption of direct contacts between the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan and called for dialogue on humanitarian issues. “We welcome the resumption of direct contact between the governments of Armenia …

The Pentagon chief has commented on the information about the buildup of Russian troops at the border with Ukraine. Lloyd Austin called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to be “more open” and “lower the temperature in the region.” “We hope Putin will be more open, they will work to settle problems, to reduce the temperature …

No details were reported after the meeting of the deputy prime ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia in Moscow yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan’s office told Factor.am that the meeting, which was disrupted yesterday, will continue in the coming days. “We can talk about the results only after the end of the meeting, Grigoryan’s …

On December 2, at around 10:30 am, Azerbaijani armed units fired from the positions located at Karmir Shuka village of Martuni region of the Artsakh Republic, Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said in a statement, adding that the shooting lasted for 10-15 minutes and mainly firearms were used. The statement said the shooting was heard in …

Minister of Finance and Treasury Lütfi Elvan has resigned from his post and has been replaced with his deputy, Nureddin Nebati, according to a presidential decision, Turkish media reported. Recently, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has implicitly criticized Elvan, who reportedly opposed his lower interest rate policy, which led to a plunge in the lira. In a …