“Previous year was crucial from the perspective of Armenia-EU relations,” Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told reporters today, concluding her visit to Yerevan.
Dilham Askerov was charged under 7 articles of the NKR Criminal Code and Shahbaz Guliyev – under 5 articles. The accused are charged for espionage, illegally crossing of protected state border performed by organized group without proper documentation and approval, illegal carrying of firearms and ammunition as an organized group, kidnapping by means of violence, which puts in danger life or health, the use of weapons against a minor performed by organized group, murder and kidnapping performed by organized group motivated by ethnic hatred.
Public health protection efforts in Armenia are always praised by international health organizations. Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said in his opening speech of the international ministerial conference entitled “New challenges in public health sector” He noted that caring for human health knows no borders, an example of which is this conference.
Americans have been issued a travel warning to avoid visiting the southeastern part of Turkey, the Department of State announced.
Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization will be held in Yerevan on 11-12 March. Issues of fighting against international terrorism and threats of extremism will be discussed at the session.
President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the renowned author, expert in Armenian studies, translator and intellectual Kim Bakshi on March 1, wishing him excellent health and new creative achievements.
In accordance with the arrangement reached with the government of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission will conduct a monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact in the Askeran direction on March 2.
The adversary fired over 900 shots from different caliber weapons in the direction of Armenian front line units on the contact line of Karabakh-Azerbaijan opposing armies during Feb. 29-March 1. As 168.am was informed from the press service of NKR Defense Ministry, the adversary also used 60 mm mortar (1 projectile) in the eastern direction of the contact line.
The Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport defined a special schedule for aircrafts, whereas daytime flights will be suspended from March 1 – July 1. The airport’s administration stated that the reason of suspending daytime flights is the reconstruction of the runway.
Sevan Bıçakçı was born 1965 in Istanbul; Turkey is a famed jeweler of Armenian descent. He is one of the few renowned jewelers in Turkey and is known around the world. He is considered a “star jeweler” in Turkey.