Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a number of issues on the bilateral agenda and the prospects for the resumption of full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (JCPOA), according to the Russian Foreign Ministry release. The release says the telephone …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian spoke about the situation in the South Caucasus at a joint briefing with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. He noted that there are concerns related to the region, which he will discuss with Lavrov. He added that the Islamic Republic will not tolerate geopolitical change in the map of …

The Azeri plane could not fly through the airspace of Armenia without permission, otherwise the air force would have imposed a forced landing,” aviation expert Navik Khachatryan told Factor․am. As early as on October 23, 2013, the Armenian government led by the then Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan adopted an “Open Skies Policy”, which extended to …

Displaced residents of Hadrut held a protest outside the the government building, demanding that their housing and status issues taken care of. “As of September 1, at least 2,500 people from Hadrut have left Armenia, and in the last month that number has increased by 500 people. If our problems are not solved, I will …

The Armenian National Assembly today adopted in the first reading the draft law proposed by the Government, which proposes to gradually limit the income tax return system aimed at repaying the mortgage loan interest rate in Yerevan, and to remove it in 2025. In particular, the draft proposes to establish that the income tax refund …

Azerbaijani Airlines (AZAL) has started using Armenian airspace to carry passengers from Baku to Nakhichevan, a statement issued by the Azerbaijani air carrier on Wednesday says, TASS reported. “This step demonstrates our determination to unblock transport links in the region, which is in the interests of all neighboring countries,” the statement said. According to the …

Some 8,947 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 1,155  new cases; 21 people died. As of October 6 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,770,914 Confirmed positive cases – 267,363 Deaths – 5,440 Recovered – 245,757 Patients currently receiving treatment – 14,945

The trial of former President Robert Kocharyan and MP Armen Gevorgyan, a former deputy prime minister, continues in a Yerevan court. Armen Gorgyan’s lawyer, Lusine Sahakyan, submitted a motion for recognition of his immunity. The court postponed the examination of Armen Gorgyan’s issue of recognition of immunity until a relevant decision of the Constitutional Court …

Through official military channels, Iran informed Azerbaijan today that it has imposed a ban on flights to Nakhichevan, which are mainly carrying out military supplies, according to an Azerbaijani news report. The source of the report has said that Iran “committed another betrayal of Azerbaijan at the behest of Armenia. Iran’s next attempt to strike …