“We received nearly 20 thousand people from Syria. The majority of them are our compatriots but there are also representatives of other Christian minorities. We implemented a program for their fast intergration, granted them citizenship and all the necessary documents,” the Defense Minister said.

“Another agreement was reached over installing mechanisms investigating ceasefire violations in the conict zone and expanding the number of OSCE observers.”

“Today I would like to express my satisfaction with the key contribution the MGIMO has had in preparing cadres for the Republic of Armenia who applied and continue to apply their knowledge gained in this key educational institution,” Serzh Sargsyan said.

“Armenia’s authorities touch upon restoration of diplomatic ties with Turkey on the level of ministers, the president, accepting even the fact that Turkey doesn’t ratify Armenia-Turkey records.”

Armenia—Russia’s closest ally in the South Caucasus—appears intent on revitalizing its partnership with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This agenda turned explicit on February 27–28, when Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan paid a visit to Brussels. Besides holding several important meetings with high-level European Union officials, including EU President Donald Tusk and High Representative Federica Mogherini, Sargsyan spoke in person with the North Atlantic Alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Aravot.am, March 8).

Tegel has cancelled 460 flights and Schoenefeld another 143, according to an airport spokesperson, who added that further cancellations could happen over the course of Tuesday.

Private firms are justified on certain grounds to bar a female employee from wearing a headscarf or veil, according to the European Court of Justice. The top court was ruling on cases in France and Belgium, DW reports.

With winds of up to 60mph (100km/h), Winter Storm Stella is likely to cause severe disruption for commuters across many parts of the north-east on Wednesday morning, forecasters say.

Tigran Balayan, spokesman of the foreign ministry of Armenia, called Azerbaijan’s nomination of Polad Bülbüloğlu, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia, to the post of UNESCO head “hypocrisy”.

According to Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan’s decision Arman Petrosyan was appointed Vice Chairman of the State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre adjunct to the Government of Armenia, the Government informed.