At the elections held during the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference in Paris on November 17, Armenia was elected a member of the UNESCO Executive Board for the first time for the period of 2021-2025, Armenian MFA said. “Candidates from four countries – Armenia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Azerbaijan – were nominated for the …

Before opening the cabinet meeting, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a statement on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border demarcation and delimitation. “At yesterday’s question-and-answer session of the National Assembly, I said that since May 2021, the Russian Federation has made three proposals on demarcation and delimitation of the Armenian- Azerbaijani border, and all three, in fact, …

Georgia’s jailed opposition leader and ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on hunger strike for weeks, is in a critical condition and lacks proper medical care, doctors said Wednesday, France 24 reported. Saakashvili, who has been refusing food for 48 days to protest his imprisonment on October 1, shortly after his return from exile in …

The Armenian Ministry of Defense has denied reports that Armenia has secretly turned over six Azeri solodiers captured in the Nov. 14 fighting. In response to Armenpress request to comment on media ans social networks reports networks that during the November 14 fighting on Armenia’s south-eastern border the six Azeri troops were captured and later …

As reported earlier, on November 17, the body of Armenian serviceman Sen. Lt. Taron Sahakyan,31, was transported on a direct flight from Baku to Yerevan. The deal was mediated by Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation, Lt. Gen. Rustam Muradov, MoD said in a statement. The search operation for the …

At today’s Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asked Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan to provide information on the construction of alternative roads in Syunik. Sanosyan said that there are seven roads that are constantly discussed. “One is Tatev-Aghvani, which is finished and already passable. Work is underway in the other six …

In a Twitter post, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez voiced concern about the Azerbaijani aggressive actions on the Armneian-Azerbaijani border. “Reports of Armenian casualties and Armenian soldiers taken as political prisoners by Azerbaijan are deeply concerning. Defense aid to Azerbaijan helps enable these heinous acts against ethnic Armenians. It is time to …

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is set to start a two-day working visit to Armenia on Thursday. He will participate in the sitting of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan. Mishustin’s upcoming visit will take place against the background of aggravation of the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. On Tuesday, the Azerbaijani …

As of November 18 (11:00 a.m.) New cases – 1019 Tests performed on the previous day – 10,074 Deaths registered on the previous day- 30 —————————————————- Total number of tests performed in the country – 2,281,212 Confirmed cases – 331,914 Recovered – 299,953 Deaths – 7,183 Patients currently receiving treatment – 23,381  

Speaking at the 9th meeting of the CIS Security Council Secretaries in Moscow on November 17, Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said  that Azerbaijan not only does not observe the ceasefire, but also does not fulfill the agreements reached. He said Armenia considers the military operations carried out by Azerbaijan as acts against the …