Third President of Armenia, chairman of the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Wednesday is remotely attending the international interparty videoconference, entitled “Global challenges of the 21st century: Interparty dimension,” which is taking place within the framework of the events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the ruling United Russia party.
On November 26, the Azerbaijani authorities transferred two captive Armenian citizens to Armenia.
The Union of Journalists of Armenia (UJA) is deeply concerned about the editorial which was released on the occasion of the anniversary of Istanbul’s Zhamanak Armenian Daily in the October 28 edition and which sounded the alarm about the fact that the editorial office of the newspaper edition is facing the risk of being shutdown.
The Human Rights Ombudsman’s staff published a report on malicious prosecution by Azerbaijan of captured Armenian servicemen and civilians, the Office of the Ombudsman said.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will hold trilateral talks in the Russian resort town of Sochi on November 26, RIA Novosti reported citing the Kremlin.
On November 22, at about 6:10 pm, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire from different caliber firearms at the Armenian positions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, particularly in the village of Norabak, Gegharkunik region. Killing conscript Suren Safaryan (born in 2002), ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the MoD Armenia.
The Armenian Ministry of Defense says that according to its updated information the latest Azerbaijani attack claimed the lives of 6 Armenian troops.
An unspecified number of Armenian citizens are among 380 people who are being evacuated from Afghanistan by the Russian military, TASS reported citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Azerbaijani armed forces opened sporadic fire in some directions of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Tavush province in the evening of November 17, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
Tension persists at the contact line of the Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno Karabakh, despite measures that are being taken, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas said at the ninth meeting of CIS security council chiefs in Moscow on November 17, reports TASS.
