Parliament will hold an urgent discussion on the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact. The decision was passed on October 26 by 63 votes in favor, 17 abstentions. Besides, it was decided that the first deputy chief of the Armed Forces General Staff Kamo Kochunts and the Commander of the NSS Border Troops Arman …

Some 14,037 COVID -19 tests were performed in the country yesterday; 1,517new cases were confirmed; 57 people died.. As of October 26 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 2,018,614 Confirmed positive cases – 298,069 Deaths – 6,112 Recovered – 263,002 Patients currently receiving treatment – 27,692

Armen Ghazaryan, the head of the Migration Service of Armenia, today received a delegation of the European Migration Network to discuss the possibility of Armenia’s joining the Network as an observer. The purpose of the European Migration Network, established by the Council of the Organization in 2008, is to address the information needs of the …

Two border guards were hurt when a group of 60 migrants tried to forcefully cross the border from Belarus, the Polish border guards office said on Monday. The agency said in a statement the incident happened on Sunday evening near the village of Usnarz Grony. They said a group of about 60 migrants “tried to …

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 …