John Bolton, the National Security Adviser of Pres. Trump, visited Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia in October, conveying the White House position on regional and international issues. Bolton is known as a hawk on foreign policy and is often described as a warmonger for his extremist positions!
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian sent official letters to OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger (copy to OSCE/ODIHR Director Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir) and CIS Executive Committee Chairman, Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev inviting the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, as well as the CIS member states’ mission to observe the snap parliamentary elections in Armenia which will be held on December 9, .
The border tension has significantly decreased after the agreement of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and an operative communication exists between the two countries, caretaker defense minister Davit Tonoyan told reporters ahead of parliamentary debates on the 2019 state budget.
Caretaker defense minister Davit Tonoyan believes that Armenia should continue the chairmanship at the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
Chairman of the Tseghakron party Shant Harutyunyan has been released from prison today.
Soldier of Artsakh’s Defense Army Aristakes Azatyan, born in 2000, received a fatal gunshot wound on November 6, at 08:25.
National Police Chief Valeriy Osipyan says he attaches great importance to taking into consideration the opinion of victims of crimes in the clemency process.
The issue of replacing a CSTO Secretary General isn’t anyhow regulated at this moment and the ongoing consultations are aimed for this matter, deputy foreign minister Garen Nazarian said in parliament today.
US President Donald Trump’s use of popular music has landed him in hot water again, this time with Rihanna, TIME reports.
The ceasefire violation cases are minimal, mostly not targeted, and in fact, overall, the agreements are maintained but not completely, acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said during the visit to several sections of the eastern border together with President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan.
