Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan on December 5 sent a condolence letter to the families of the pilots of the Republic of Armenia Air Force killed in the SU-25 jet crash.

Artak Nersisyan, head of the Information and Public Relations department at the foreign ministry of Artsakh, commented on the recent proposals by the Azerbaijani party to exchange the Armenians held hostage in Azerbaijan for the Azerbaijani citizens convicted in Artsakh on the principle of “all for all”.

he Russian military has changed its mind on supplying Azerbaijan the SSC-6 ‘Sennight’ coastal missile system, a version of the Kh-35 turbojet subsonic cruise anti-ship missile, according to Kommersant newspaper.

Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who heads the list of My Step alliance, launched the pre-election campaign at Yerevan’s Zoravar Andranik metro station early in the morning.

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and First Lady Nune Sarkissian attended the “Wedding in the Rear” play at the Vardan Ajemyan Drama Theater in Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city.

The SU-25 military jet that disappeared from radar screens this morning has crashed.

“Search operations are underway in Maralik, Artik and nearby villages,” authorities said.

Ground control has lost contact with a military SU-25 aircraft that was conducting a scheduled training flight.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has extended condolences to the Bush family on the passing of 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush, Sarkissian’s Office said.

Caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has denied media reports alleging that he has failed to submit asset declarations to the Central Electoral Commission.