A meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will be held in Yerevan in mid-November, Prime reported, quoting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. “Along with effective bilateral cooperation, Russia and Kazakhstan have successfully joined the Eurasian Economic Union. Today we will discuss with you the preparations for the next meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, which …

At least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when two explosions, followed by gunfire, hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital in the capital Kabul, interior ministry sources told Al Jazeera on Tuesday. The gunshots were also heard near the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in the Afghan capital, according to witnesses and a government …

At the intersection of the Karmir Shuka community in the Martuni region of Atsakh, and accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, Azerbaijani troops today handed over to the Armenian side the remains of 11 Armenian soldiers missing since the 2nd  Artsakh war, the NSSP reported. Their identity will be confirmed after forensic examination. Since November 13, 2020, …

The Supreme Judiciary Council sees the its task in not only in the area of ​​whether or not to punish judges, but also wants to make decisions that will have a preventive effect on possible violations in the future, Gagik Jhangiryan, the acting chairman of the SJC, said at the discussion titled “The process of …

There are discussions about the Pashinyan-Aliyev-Putin meeting, but I think there is no document so far, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan told reporters today in the National Assembly. “I don’t know more, the colleagues of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs may say,” he said. Referring to the observation that Putin announced painful …

Forty-one members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, opposing possible plans by the Biden administration to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Ahval reported. Lawmakers led by Chris Pappas, alongside Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs Gus Bilirakis and Carolyn Maloney, requested more information from Blinken, asking about recent reports …

More than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit’s first major deal. Brazil – where stretches of the Amazon rainforest have been cut down – was among the signatories on Tuesday. The pledge includes almost £14bn ($19.2bn) of public and private funds. Experts welcomed the …

The draft state budget for 2022 is being discussed at the joint sittings of the NA standing committees. Artur Khachatryan, a member of the Armenia faction of the National Assembly, asked Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan what the government’s 7% economic growth prediction was based on. “Where does that 7% come from? Do you expect …

On the second day of the COP26 (November 2) under way in Glasgow, world leaders will deliver speeches. The speech of the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sargsyan is also scheduled for today. Earlier in the day, President Sargsyan spoke with US President Joe Biden, French President Emanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, …

Erika Olson, the newly appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, will travel to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to promote regional cooperation and discuss bilateral issues, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia said. While in Yerevan, DAS Olson will  participate in a regional Chiefs of Mission meeting in …