The representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited in May Armenian and Azerbaijani nationals imprisoned as a result of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
Russian-Israeli travel blogger Alexander Lapshin, the man who was under global media spotlight for his arrest and extradition to Azerbaijan for visiting Artsakh, claims that celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s death may somehow be connected with the latter’s visit and filming of CNN’s Parts Unknown in Artsakh.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed Arthur Hovhannisyan, Vigen Kocharyan, Suren Krmoyan and Artak Asatryan as deputy ministers of justice.
Sergey Avetisyan has been relieved from the position of head of the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia according to his application.
Soldier of the Defense Army of Artsakh Gevorg Khachatryan, born in 1998, received a gunshot wound by the Azerbaijani fire on June 7, at 23:30, in one of the military units located in the northern direction of the Defense Army.
The settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has been and remains the priority of not only our foreign policy, but also the entire statehood and security system, Armenia’s foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said in an interview to the Russian Kommersant newspaper.
New governors were appointed today for the provinces of Armavir and Syunik.
There will be no change of vectors in Armenia’s foreign policy directions, Deputy foreign minister Ruben Rubinyan told reporters on June 8 ahead of the Cabinet meeting.
Armenian Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan commented on the criticisms according to which there is no clarity in the government’s program, it is not clearly stated what economic growth is expected and to what extent the poverty will decline.
Defense minister of Armenia Davit Tonoyan assures that the Armed Forces will stay out of any political processes.