On behalf of the Artsakh Republic authorities and myself personally I extend my most heartfelt congratulations on the Artsakh Revival Day.
The possibility of the bilateral meeting of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham in Munich is being considered. The meeting may take place before the panel discussion on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, Armenpress correspondent reports from Munich.
Defense Minister of Artsakh, Defense Army Commander, Lieutenant-General Karen Abrahamyan today held a consultation with the participation of the members of the army’s Military Council and heads of military-law enforcement bodies.
Today at around 7 p.m. contractual serviceman of the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) Hayk Asryan (born in 1997) received a fatal firearm injury in unknown circumstances in the maintenance station of one of the military units of the Defense Army stationed in the eastern direction, as reported the news service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh.
Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan commented on the question relating to the recent early parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan.
Armenian defense ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan informed on Facebook that one more soldier, Tigran Mkhoyan, has also been killed.
The settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is among Russia’s foreign policy priorities, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said in an interview to the Rossiya Segodnya news agency.
An OSCE mission will conduct a planned ceasefire monitoring on February 6 at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact, the Foreign Ministry of Artsakh said.
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group reiterate their full commitment to helping the sides find a peaceful solution to the conflict and the principle of confidentiality in the settlement process, reads the joint statement by the Armenian, Azerbaijani FMs and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs.
Artsakh Defense Army serviceman Vahram Avagyan, 20, has been killed from a gunshot wound at 13:15 January 30 at a military base. Artsakh’s Defense Ministry said the circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined.
