As of November 20 (11:00 a.m.) New cases – 870 Tests performed on the previous day – 9,660 Deaths registered on the previous day- 41 —————————————————- Total number of tests performed in the country – 2,299,020 Confirmed cases – 333,583 Recovered – 304,017 Deaths – 7,212 Patients currently receiving treatment – 20,909  

The reports in the Turkish media about the death of Turkish Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Ankara of plotting the coup attempt in July 2016, does not correspond to reality, a source close to the leadership of the Golden Generation organization created by Gulen in the US State of Pennsylvania told to …

A migrant camp on the Belarus-Poland border that became a temporary home to some 2,000 people has been emptied, BBC reported. The migrants who had been camping there in freezing conditions, hoping to cross into the EU, have been moved to a nearby warehouse. It marks a de-escalation of tensions between Belarus and the European …

Through the direct mediation of the Russian peacekeeping troops, Azerbaijan on Azerbaijan on November 18 handed over to the Artsakh State Emergency Service the bodies of three Armenian servicemen killed in an attack by the Azerbaijani armed forces on November 16 in the eastern part of the Armenian border. The handover took place near Shushi. …

The United States has sanctioned six Iranian nationals and an Iranian cybercompany for “attempting to influence” last year’s US presidential elections, Al Jazeera reported. In a statement on Thursday, the US Treasury Department said “state-sponsored Iranian cyber actors” between August and November 2020 “executed an online operation to intimidate and influence American voters, and to …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he is confidence the meeting between Russia and Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place, confirming Moscow’s earlier statement that it requires the consent of the parties. Lavrov made this statement during a joint press conference with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, in response to a reporter’s question. …

Georgia will not participate in the “3+3” platform in the South Caucasus, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani said today, adding that he has already expressed his country’s stance during conversations with Baku and Ankara. “Georgia can’t take part in a geopolitical project with Russia,” he said. Turkey and Azerbaijan proposed the idea after the second …

The OSCE is working very closely with Russia to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde said at a joint news conference in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, according to a TASS report. She praised Russia’s role in achieving the ceasefire, in particular, the country’s mediation efforts in ending hostilities on the …

The humanitarian situation and the rights of the residents of the adjacent settlements continues to worsen after the establishment of the so-called Azerbaijani border and customs checkpoints between November 11 and November 15 without legal grounds on the Goris-Kapan and Kapan-Chakaten roads from, the office of the Armenia Human Rights Defender says. Among other findings, …

Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov made a number of statements at the first session of the Russian-Azerbaijani Expert Council, including on the “3 + 3” format, Azerbaijani media reported. The meeting, entitled “Azerbaijani-Russian strategic relations as a possible factor for the development of regional cooperation in the South Caucasus” was organized by the Analytical …