CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has issued the following memorandum: One year after the signing of the trilateral statement which ended the 2020 outbreak of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, publishes a memorandum addressing the humanitarian and human rights consequences of …

One year has passed since the declaration of the ceasefire on November 9, 2020. How does Armenia assess the implementation of the points of the declaration? In his answer to this question asked in an interview with the Public TV, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said: First of all, we must state that the first …

The US has reopened its borders to double-jabbed foreign visitors, ending a 20-month entry ban. The ban was imposed by former President Donald Trump due to Covid-19. It has affected non-US citizens from over 30 countries, including the UK and EU states, separating families and stalling tourism. Airlines are expecting a flood of visitors as …

The process of paying 4-month assistance to citizens displaced from the Artsakh Republic due to the war or who have lost their residential properties in the Artsakh Republic will start on November 10 (to be paid for September-October), according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. “The money will be provided non-cash by transferring …

Iran’s military launched an annual exercise near the mouth of the Gulf on Sunday, Iranian state television reported, a few weeks before resumption of talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal. “The military exercise in Iran’s coast on the Gulf of Oman is to display the country’s military might and …

As of November 8 New cases – 810 Tests performed – 6,220 Deaths – 30 —————————————————– Total number of tests performed – 2,183,118 Total number of confirmed cases – 321,243 Total recovered – 282,866 Patients currently receiving treatment – 30,340 Total number of deaths – 6,700        

On November 5, President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan signed a decree on conducting the 2022 winter conscription. According to the decree, in January-February 2022, the winter conscription of male conscripts of the Artsakh Republic who are 18 years old by December 31, 2021 will be drafted to the military.

In response of MP Armenuhi Kyureghyan’s question regarding enlargement of communities, Minister of Territorial Administration said that outflow  from border settlement has been going on for a really long time, especially from smaller and remote border settlements. “It is a serious issue, even a national security issue,” he said. He said the enlargement process has …

Minister of Defense Arshak Karapetyan օn November 5 received French Ambassador to Armenia  Anne Louyot. The sides discussed the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, regional security, reforms in the armed forces, and in this context, the Armenian-French bilateral cooperation in the field of defense.