“Note that the evacuation was carried out in accordance with the agreement reached on February 25, something that the Artsakh side insisted on in the initial period,” reads the press release.

Just days before Aliyev announced the appointment of his wife, activists from the opposition party were detained and jailed.”

On 27 February 2017, the Council decided to prolong the restrictive measures against Belarus for one year, until 28 February 2018. These measures include an arms embargo and an asset freeze and a travel ban against four people listed in connection with the unresolved disappearances of two opposition politicians, one businessman and one journalist in 1999 and in 2000.

Be sure, Armenia will be the best country for Armenians. Every Armenian, concerned over our country’s future, has to take actions on this path. Regardless of the place of living, political affiliation and social position, we all share one idea over which we must be united: strong, maintaining historical values and traditions, but also a modern, proud Armenia. I call on to jointly create such Fatherland that we can proudly call ourselves Armenian in the world.

“The sides attempt to increase soberness, they also use new measures regarding equipment and strategy, and this edifies if not wide-scale, then possibility of April escalation is rather high. Against its background we see that the international community is rather passive: yesterday OSCE MG issued another statement, which unfortunately, was about the same style, like after the developments on the frontline at the begging of the year.”

The European Council adopted a regulation on February 27 on visa liberalization for Georgians travelling to the European Union. EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos released a statement.

“In particular, the recent statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs is concerning. In case when the Armenian side presented clear proofs which side provoked a tension and launched sabotage infiltration attempts, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs issued another non-sense, balanced and inadequate statement to Azerbaijan’s actions.”

Given the outbreak of new conflicts between the two countries’ forces, Qasemi said, Iran invited its two northern neighbors to self-restraint and recommend both sides to do their best to stabilize the situation on the ground through dialogue and negotiations.

“Glory to our soldiers and commanders for being sober. However, it should be noted, that again escalation of military operations is taking place. This can’t be observed as a separate episode, this is continuation of the April War and prelude for new military operations. The April four-day War had certain sobering effect on our ruling elite, the authorities, political powers, our society.”

“Based on the rules of procedure of the Parliament, Ishkhan Zakaryan’s powers are suspended,” he said. He also informed that President Serzh Sargsyan proposed the candidacy of Levon Yolyan for the post of the Chairman of the Control Chamber.