The Transparency International has unveiled the Government Defense Integrity Index (GDI, formerly the Government Defense Anti-Corruption Index). This index is the only global indicator that assesses in detail the integrity of national defense institutions and their resilience to corruption. It assesses the countries under review by analyzing the situation in five main areas: political, financial, …

Armenia’s Security Council said its Secretary Armen Grigoryan on November 16 met with Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin․ The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border was the focus of the meeting. In this context, the parties stressed the need to start the demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border as soon as possible. They reaffirmed the full …

As of 14:00, the situation in the eastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains tense, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The enemy uses artillery, armored vehicles, firearms of different calibers. The Armenian side has taken adequate actions. The enemy has lost armored vehicles. As reported earlier, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces …

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met virtually on November 15 with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The two leaders discussed the complex nature of relations between our two countries and the importance of managing competition responsibly. As in previous discussions, the two leaders covered areas where our interests align, and …

On November 16, at around 13:00, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire at Armenian positions located on the eastern borderline of the Republic of Armenia, A Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The statement says the Armenian forces s took retaliatory actions in order to prevent the enemy’s advance. The Ministry of …

The Armenian National Assembly convened for its next regular session today. The leader of the opposition Armenia faction Seyran Ohanyan said that after the border tension the opposition continued to try, using its constitutional rights, to bring the facts of violation of the Armenian people’s vital rights to the agenda of the National Assembly and …

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Andrew Schofer of the United States of America, Igor Khovaev of the Russian Federation, and Brice Roquefeuil of France) have released a statement that says: The Co-Chairs view with deep concern recent incidents in the region, including those along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. The Co-Chairs call on the sides to …

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emanuel Macron had a long telephone conversation, during which, among other issues, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was discussed. “The situation around the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has been observed. Russia, as Vladimir Putin noted, will continue to take steps to stabilize the situation, to retrospectively implement the …

As of November 16 (11:00 a.m.) New cases – 572 Tests performed on the previous day – 7,699 Deaths registered on the previous day- 52 —————————————————- Total number of tests performed in the country – 2,260,268 Confirmed cases – 329,913 Recovered – 297,339 Deaths – 7,107 Patients currently receiving treatment – 24,082       …