The process of replacing Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Yuri Khachaturov will be completed as soon as possible, deputy foreign minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan told TASS. “The process of replacing the CSTO Secretary General and appointing new chief will be held by two stages. The re...

Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with Speaker of Parliament of Lebanon Nabih Berri on October 20, the Lebanese media reported. During the meeting the officials discussed issues relating to the further development of Armenian-Lebanese political relations. Nabih Berri touched upon the formation process of the L...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply troubled” by the confirmation by Riyadh of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, a United Nations spokesman said on Friday, according to Reuters report. The U.N. chief called for a “prompt, thorough, transparent” probe into the circumstances of Khashoggi’s death and urged ...

The funeral of famous Istanbul-Armenian photographer Ara Guler was held in Istanbul on October 20, Agos reports. The farewell ceremony was held at the Armenian church in Istanbul’s Beyoglu district. The ceremony was held under the sounds of Armenian duduk, Dele Yaman and Komitas. The funeral was attended by thousands of Armenian...

Three major Christian churches have voiced concern about the upcoming discussion by the Israeli ministers’ commission that is aimed at expropriating church property in Jerusalem. Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Hovnan Baghdasaryan said in a Facebook post that the patriarchs of Jerusalem’s Greek Orthodox Pa...

The spiritual leaders of the Christian churches of Jerusalem – Armenian Patriarch Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, as well as the Greek Patriarch and the Custos of the Holy Land, on October 19 signed a joint letter addressed to Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Koryun Baghdasaryan – Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchat...

Russia's defense minister Sergey Shoigu has stated that almost 88,000 rebels had been killed in Syria in the three years since Moscow's involvement in the Syrian conflict. "Over the course of the operation, a total of more than 87,500 rebels have been eliminated, 1,411 settlements have been liberated and more than 95 percent o...

Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan today arrived in Lebanon on a working visit, his Office told Armenpress. Following the welcoming ceremony the acting PM’s delegation departed to the Lebanese presidential palace where he met with President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri. Pashinyan thanked the...

Number of festive events are planned on Sunday, October 21, in Yerevan as part of the Armenia capital’s 2800th anniversary celebrations. The Municipality of Yerevan has released the program of the events planned in the central squares and parks of the capital city throughout the day. The events will start at 08:00 with the Ye...

Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan arrived at the Baabda palace, the official residence of the Lebanese President, to meet with President Michel Aoun, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. Pashinyan and his delegation arrived in Lebanon on a two-day working visit on October 20. He will also have meetings with...