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.
President Armen Sarkissian has appointed Sarmen Baghdasaryan as the new Armenian ambassador to Kuwait.
President Armen Sarkissian has dismissed Manvel Badeyan from the position of Armenia’s Ambassador to Kuwait, the president’s office said.
“Armenia’s peaceful transfer of power in May 2018 has been truly remarkable. However, popular expectations are high that there will be tangible improvements to people’s lives, and the government should devote its attention to upholding the long-neglected rights of those who are most vulnerable”, said Dunja Mijatović.
International news media have weighed in on the Yerevan City Council election.
The Yerevan City Council election was unique, a full opportunity existed for citizen to freely go and vote without any coercion, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a live broadcast on Facebook from New York City.
Three political forces have won seats at the Sunday Yerevan City Council election.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that he will soon convene negotiations with parliamentary and non-parliamentary political forces to discuss the timing and conditions for early elections of parliament.
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.
UN Secretary General António Guterres assesses the recent peaceful power change in Armenia a fantastic example of how to solve such issues, António Guterres said on a live Facebook broadcast, answering the questions of users.
