Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has delivered a statement at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
The Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Artsakh has issued a special report on anti-Armenian sentiment in Azerbaijan: Organized Hate Speech and Hostility Against Armenians.
At the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, a meeting between Armenian foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov will take place September 26 in New York City, United States, the ministry said.
Artsakh Hovsepyan, the soldier of Artsakh who was killed by Azerbaijani shooting recently, has been posthumously awarded with the “Combat Service” medal by President Bako Sahakyan, the presidential office of Artsakh said.
Azerbaijan violated the cease-fire regime over 250 times during the period of September 16-22 on Artsakh-Azerbaijan contact line, with more than 2300 shots fired from firearms of different caliber towards the Armenian positions.
The format of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs was and remains the most practical and effective format in the sidelines of which the negotiations on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement take place, Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said in an interview with Public TV of Armenia, answering the question if he sees any necessity for changing the present format of negotiations.
Artsakh’s defense minister Levon Mnatsakanyan says the situation in the Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact is “stable-calm”.
NATO is reiterating its support to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller told reporters in Baku, Azerbaijani media reported.
President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan together with Armenian Premier Nikol Pashinyan visited the northern section of the border and familiarized with the service of the soldiers and the situation.
Two bears appeared in front of PM Nikol Pashinyan’s car during his visit to Artsakh. Prime Minister’s aide Nairi Sargsyan posted footage on his Facebook page.