Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic) Masis Mayilian received the Artsakh Program Manager of The HALO Trust international NGO, Michael Newton on April 10.
A brutal crime was committed in the Maraga village based on the policy of ethnic cleansing and occupying Artsakh without Armenians, Davit Babayan – spokesperson of the President of Artsakh, said commenting on the massacres committed by the Azerbaijani forces in Maraga on April 10, 1992.
Armenia has assurances that the EU will maintain the common stance over the NK conflict settlement issue in the framework agreement with Azerbaijan, which is under negotiations, Armenia’s deputy FM Karen Nazaryan said during parliamentary debates on ratifying the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement in response to a question from the opposition Yelk bloc.
resident of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan on April 9 signed a decree on posthumously awarding Defense Army soldier Narek Harutyunyan with the Combat Service medal for the bravery shown while defending the borders of Artsakh, the Presidential Office repoted.
Russia plays a key role in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, new President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian said in an interview to TASS.
Defense Army conscript Narek Harutyunyan born in 1998 was killed by Azerbaijani shooting on April 9 at about 14:20 in the southern section of the contact line. spokesperson of the Defense Ministry of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan mentioned that investigation is underway to reveal details.
Russia considers the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to be one of its priorities in the post-Soviet territory, minister of foreign affairs Sergey Lavrov said in response to Armenian news media.
During the period from April 1 to 7 the Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire regime in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact by nearly 300 times firing more than 3000 shots at the Armenian positions.
Aram Mkrtchyan, one of the HALO Trust deminers who were wounded in the accidental detonation of an anti-tank landmine in Ghazanchi area of Artsakh, has been discharged from hospital.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has launched proceedings over Grigor Narayan and others vs. Azerbaijan, a case concerning the killings of three Armenian soldiers in December of 2016 committed by Azerbaijani troops during an incursion in Chinari, Tavush province, Armenia.
