It is necessary to set up a new regional platform for closer cooperation between Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili said following his visit to Armenia, Georgia Online reported. Gharibashvili considered his visit to Armenia a success, emphasizing Georgia’s important role in the mediation process in the region. “I had a …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday. TASS reported. The talks are taking place within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement anniversary, which opened earlier in Belgrade. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties exchanged greetings, after which the media representatives were asked to leave the room. …

Stating that focusing on Iran’s neighbors is one of the foreign policy priorities of the new administration, the Iranian Foreign Minister said that he will travel to Armenia and Azerbaijan at the appropriate time, the Iranian news agency Mehr reported. “Focusing on neighbors, including the northern neighbors, is one of the foreign policy priorities of …

Several hundreds of supporters of Georgia’s ex-President Mikhail Saakashvili gathered near the parliamentary building in Tbilisi to demand his release from prison, a TASS correspondent reported from the site on Sunday. “We demand Saakashvili’s release. Lets us first conduct a court reform, do away with corruption and then try people,” Tamar Charkviani, the leader of …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is set to pay a working visit to the Russian Federation on October 12. Pashinyan will meet with Russian President Putin in Moscow. The parties will discuss issues related to the implementation of the trilateral declarations of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021, further steps to strengthen stability in the …

Former Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan’s lawyers have issued a statement, which says in parts: “Mr. Tonoyan denies the accusation brought against him and in any case he never will accept it as he is accused of an act that he has not committed. After resigning as Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Mr. …

Some 5,814 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 601 new cases; 26 people died. As of October 11 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,797,516 Confirmed positive cases – 272,957 Deaths – 5,575 Recovered – 249,158 Patients currently receiving treatment – 16,997

The Police Department of Karabakh’s Martakert region got a call today at 13:15 that a resident of Martakaert, Aram Tepnants, 55, was shot dead by an Azeri sniper, a statement by the Artsakh Ministry of Internal Affairs said. The statement also said that police are working on the ground to find out the details of …

The Georgian Foreign Ministry’s Strategic Communications Department has said that the statement of Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani that the country should be represented in the “3 + 3” platform with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey and Iran) is a misrepresentation, TASS reported. “Unfortunately, the interview of the Georgian Foreign Minister with the Public Broadcaster is misinterpreted …

External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia during October 10-13 to take forward bilateral relations and boost cooperation in areas ranging from security to trade, the external affairs ministry said. Jaishankar will be in Armenia during October 12-13. This will be the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to independent …