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Co-Founder of Lemkin Institute sees need for sanctions against Azerbaijan to prevent another genocide against Armenians

Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, Co-Founder and Co-President of the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, endowed Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Keene State College, USA, highlights the role of the international community on putting pressure on Azerbaijan to refuse from genocidal intentions against Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia.

Health minister: Identification of 13 Armenian soldiers’ bodies underway

The identification of the bodies of 13 servicemen returned to Armenia has already started, Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan told reporters in the parliament on Wednesday. Azerbaijan handed over the bodies of the Armenian troops killed during the September aggression...

Armenian politician reacts to EU envoy’s Istanbul Convention remark

Armenian politician Armen Ashotyan, deputy chair of the opposition Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), has reacted to the statement of Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, head of the European Union’s delegation to Armenia, regarding the Istanbul Convention. At a conference in Yerevan...

Artsakh denies fresh disinformation from Azerbaijan

The Artsakh Defense Ministry has dismissed Azerbaijan’s fresh accusation of a ceasefire breach by its forces. “The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry continues spreading disinformation. The statement alleging that the Defense Army opened fire at Azerbaijani military positions located in the occupied...

Azerbaijan doesn’t genuinely share Armenia’s peace agenda, MP tells OSCE

MP Eduard Aghajanyan, the head of Armenia’s parliamentary delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), addressed the autumn meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Friday. In his speech, the deputy called attention to the Azerbaijani...

Artsakh president hosts Prosperous Armenia Party delegation

President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan on Saturday received in Stepanakert the official delegation of the Prosperous Armenia Party. He highly appreciated the periodic visits of the representatives of the political power to Artsakh and the meaningful discussions unfolded...

Expert: Armenia facing both external and internal challenges

Armenia has found itself in a difficult situation, facing both external and internal challenges, according to expert on Turkey Ruben Melkonyan, head of the YSU Faculty of Oriental Studies. Speaking at the presentation of his book Ideological Constitution of the...

CSTO Military Committee holds virtual meeting

The Military Committee of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) held a meeting via videoconference on Thursday to discuss countering new challenges and threats, RIA Novosti reported, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. "A meeting of the CSTO Military Committee was held...

Army chiefs of CSTO countries to discuss defense cooperation

The chiefs of the general staff of the armed forces of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states will hold a video conference on November 10 to discuss defense cooperation, CSTO Joint Staff Spokesman Vladislav Shchegrikoviсh told TASS on Tuesday. "The...

CSTO official: Risk of new escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains

The risk of new escalation and confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains, CSTO Deputy Secretary General Valery Semerikov told a meeting of the secretaries of CIS Security Councils in Moscow on Thursday, TASS reported. "The events and incidents in our organization's...

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Longer power cuts imposed in Artsakh as energy crisis deepens

The authorities in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have imposed longer daily power cuts in the country effective from Tuesday amid the deepening crisis which began after the disruption of electricity supplies from Armenia.