European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called on EU countries to approve a new package of sanctions against Belarus over the migration crisis. Below is the text of her statement: Belarus must stop putting people’s lives at risk. The instrumentalisation of migrants for political purposes by Belarus is unacceptable. The Belarusian authorities must understand …

Several opposition MKs have submitted a bill Tuesday to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide and hold a memorial day for it every April 24. The bill was submitted by Shas MKs Ya’acov Margi, Haim Biton and Moshe Arbel alongside Likud MKs Yuli Edelstein, Israel Katz and Yoav Kish. This is not the fist time an …

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, jailed for corruption and abuse of power, on Tuesday claimed he was beaten at the prison’s hospital over a month into his hunger strike. In a letter released by his lawyers, Saakashvili said he was tricked into going to the prison hospital on Monday. “They got me out of the …

Russia has warned Nato against sending any troops to help Ukraine, amid reports of a large Russian military build-up on its borders. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would take “additional measures” if Nato were to make such a move. Sporadic, low-level clashes continue in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists. US forces …

A group of displaced people from Artsakh are carrying out a protest action in the Republic Square. They demand to be given refugee status and to address the issue of solving social problems. “I am sorry that I am not in Artsakh today. If I had been there, I would have come out today, knocked …

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense has issued a statement over the visit of Armenian Minister of Defense Arshak Karapetyan to Artsakh, calling it a “military-political provocation,” according to Azerbaijani media. “The visit of the Armenian Defense Minister to the territory of Azerbaijan without permission, holding meetings with ‘illegal Armenian formations’ and expressing an opinion on …

The Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement today on the first anniversary of the 2020 November 9 statement. Below is the text of the statement: “In order to halt the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan on September 27, 2020, against Artsakh and its people, with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters, on November …

The Investigative Committee of Artsakh released details from the November 8 Azerbaijani attack near Shushi which left 1 Armenian civilian dead and three others seriously wounded. “Around 15:00, November 8, a serviceman of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces – whose identity is yet to be determined by the investigation – passed into the area called Shushii …

The U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price issued a statement on the first anniversary of the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh ceasefire agreement. “This week, the United States and the international community recognize the one-year anniversary of the ceasefire declaration that ended 44 days of intense fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the South Caucasus,” …

The ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Artsakh issued a statement today, on November 9, on the first anniversary of the end of the 44-Day War. Below is  the text of the statement: “One year ago, on 9 November 2020, thanks to the active mediation efforts of the Russian Federation, a trilateral statement …