First cellist of the Belgian National Philharmonic Orchestra Sevak Avanesyan perfumed ‘Krunk’ (Crane) by Komitas at Ghazanchetsots Cathedral of Shushi town of Artsakh, which had been bombed and partially ruined by Azerbaijani armed forces on October 8.
Russia expects that the October 10 Moscow agreement on cessation of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh will be steadily preserved, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan in Moscow amid Azerbaijan’s disregard to the truce and continued attacks on Artsakh.
On 8 October 2020, the Government of the Republic of Armenia adopted Decision N 1655-N on making supplements to Decision N 1586-N of 27 September 2020; according to those supplements, the publication of reports (including speeches, publications) criticizing, refuting the actions of state and local self-government bodies (LSG) and officials for ensuring the legal regime of martial law and ensuring state security, questioning the effectiveness of those actions or devaluing those actions in any other way shall be prohibited.
Mnatsakanyan’s official visit to Russia was being planned and prepared for a lengthy time. He is also scheduled to have a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.
The official visit of the Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to Moscow commenced.
The Artsakh Defense Ministry announced on October 12 that the Defense Army continues the countermeasures on blocking and neutralizing the Turkish-backed Azeri raid team that infiltrated in the direction of Hadrut.
Since the last update the new losses are: 3 UAVs, 3 armored vehicles, 200 casualtie.
The Azerbaijani side has suffered huge losses both in the manpower and the military equipment after the failure of its encroachments against the Artsakh frontline overnight October 11-12.
The overnight situation at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact was “relatively stable and tense”, the Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said. However, the Azeri forces are again breaching the ceasefire.
The Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan have emphasized the severe necessity to respect the ceasefire agreement in Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, ARMENPRESS reports the official website of the Russian MFA informs.