The Armenian Embassy in Iran is temporarily suspending its consular section’s work (citizens’ registration and reception) starting February 23, the embassy said in a statement amid the novel coronavirus (covid-2019) outbreak in Iran.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan held a joint session of the Security Councils of the two Armenian republics in Stepanakert.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan gave an interview to Petros Ghazaryan aired on Public TV, during which he referred to the judicial system, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the improvement of life quality of people following the revolution and so on.
Renowned Armenian actor Yervand Manaryan has passed away at the age of 96, the artist’s granddaughter Lilit Manaryan said on social media.
Artur Baghdasaryan was serving as Chief of the Military Police since May 25, 2017, whereas Aleksan Aleksanyan was appointed to the position of Head of the Department for Working with Personnel on November 28, 2019.
Chief of the General Staff Lt. General Artak Davtyan says he won’t resign over the recent non-combat fatalities in the military.
Photographer and photojournalist German Avagyan has passed away aged 59, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan said on social media.
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.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has departed to Germany to participate in the Munich Security Conference.
Armenian defense ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan informed on Facebook that one more soldier, Tigran Mkhoyan, has also been killed.
