Iran’s ambassador to Yerevan decried the Republic of Azerbaijan’s unacceptable move to receive toll from Iranian trucks on a road passing through pockets of Azerbaijan-controlled territory in southern Armenia, saying the road charging runs counter to a ceasefire deal. In an interview with Tasnim in Yerevan, Iran’s Ambassador Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri said it is unfortunate …

The opposition has filed applications with the mayor’s office 20 days ago to convene rallies on November 9 and 10, the secretary of the Armenia faction in parliament Artsvik Minasyan told reporters. The purpose is to demand an answer from this government so that they understand what is happening. He did not rule out that …

In a statement published on the International Federation of Journalists website, the IFJ and the European Federation of Journalists have denounced Armenia’s new journalism-related law. Below is the text of the statement: On 5 October 2021, a new law went into effect in Armenia, raising the maximum threshold for “insults” and “defamation” fines by three …

The troops of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have started withdrawing troops and military equipment from Tajikistan after military exercises near the Afghan border, Interfax reported. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, involved in joint exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), have returned to their …

China’s new Covid-19 infections will increase in coming days and the areas affected by the epidemic may continue to expand, a health official said. The current outbreak in China is caused by the delta variant from overseas, Wu Liangyou, an official at the National Health Commission, said at a briefing in Beijing Sunday. The wave …

Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Cahit Bagchi has tweeted. “The presidents of our countries will meet for the third time this year on October 26, in Karabakh, and for the fourth time – on November 12 in Istanbul,” the ambassador wrote on his Twitter account. Aliyev is paying his first visit to Turkey after the second …

“The parliamentary opposition has always said that all in-parliament instruments and all extra-parliament opportunities should be used,” Artsvik Minasyan, a member of the Armenia faction, said at a joint parliamentary briefing today when presenting the forthcoming steps of the opposition. “One of those tools is the tool of the inquiry commission; at the moment the …

Members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers. Pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of the capital, Khartoum. Military and civilian leaders have been at odds since …

The 2022 defense budget is 11% more than what was planned in 2021; it is more than 345 billion drams, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today addressing the cabinet meeting. “We will move towards creating a professional army. The Republic of Armenia will develop the armed forces not for aggression purposes, but to protect the …

The draft budget for 2022 in Armenia envisages a 55% increase in capital expenditures, which will amount to 347 billion drams, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at today’s cabinet meeting when presenting the draft state budget “Today we present the first budget of the government’s five-year program, which is called to lay a solid …