Some 15,065 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, 2,066 new cases were confirmed; 31 people died. As of October 20 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,925,266 Confirmed positive cases – 286,303 Deaths – 5,842 Recovered – 256,525 Patients currently receiving treatment – 22,607

Russia is seriously attempting to take control over the Caucasus with the new proposed “3 + 3” platform, German political analyst Alexander Rar said in an interview with Factor.am. “Its goal is to reconcile the three Caucasian countries, which are in serious conflict with each other. The closed borders between these countries hinder trade and …

Baku has denied the Iranian reports that Azerbaijan is sabotaging and obstructing the process of exporting goods from Iran to Russia. The Customs Committee of Azerbaijan announced today that the blockage took place on October 15-16, because the Iranian side shutting down the computer system for 10 hours. In addition, trucks also waste a lot …

Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan addressed the question of starting potential works over the delimitation and demarcation between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenpress reported. Speaking to reporters, Grigoryan said that when talking about borders it is first of all necessary to study the entire legal base pertaining to the borders, moreover the legal base where the …

The Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement, in parts: “We consider it necessary to inform that the representative of Narek and Ani Sargsyans has submitted complaints to the courts of first instance of the Armenian Administrative and Yerevan city on the legality of making decisions on initiating an investigation. The Administrative Court in 2021 …

Russia intends to invest $ 1 billion in Armenia’s economy in the near future, TASS reported, quoting Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Volvach during the 8th Armenian-Russian inter-regional forum. “In 2021, the mutual trade turnover is not bad, we have a 17% growth. And this is in the case that we had a …

Applications for recounting the voting results of the local self-government elections held on October 17, 2021 or invalidating the voting results at the polling station could be submitted to the relevant Territorial Electoral Commission by October 19 at 11:00 am, the CEC said. Territorial Electoral Commission No. 34 (residence in Goris) received a total of …

Azerbaijan started new military exercises in the occupied Kashatagh (Lachin) region of Artsakh on October 19. During the exercise, the cooperation of the ground forces with other military types will be tested using modern management methods. No other details were reported. In early September, Azerbaijan again held joint military exercises with Turkey in Lachin.

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the ambassadors of the United States and nine other countries to protest a statement they issued that called for the release of imprisoned philanthropist and civil rights activist Osman Kavala in line with a European Court of Human Rights decision. The statement angered government officials who accused the countries …