Some 7,472 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 903 new cases; 43 people died. As of October 12 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,818,603 Confirmed positive cases – 273,863 Deaths – 5,618 Recovered – 250,055 Patients currently receiving treatment – 16,959

The State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan has responded to statements of Commander of Iranian Border Guards, Major General Ali Goudarzi, press service of the SBS told APA. The respective SBS statement reads: “The Commander of Border Guards of Islamic Republic of Iran Major General Ali Goudarzi has recently made statements in his interview published …

Religious leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan are expected to hold a meeting in Moscow, Azerbaijani media reported, citing the office of the Caucasus Muslims Department. The report says on October 11-14, Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, the head of the Caucasus Muslims Department, will be in Russia at the invitation of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow …

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. …