Artak Beglaryan, an advisor to the Artsakh state minister, will join a candlelight march to the Yerablur Military Pantheon on New Year’s Eve. The march, announced by a group of young Artsakh people stranded in Armenia amid the Azerbaijani blockade, kicks off at 8pm near the Yerevan Municipality. “This is yet another opportuni...

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on New Year and Christmas holidays. “Accept my heartfelt New Year and Christmas congratulations. The passing year was a jubilee year for Russia and Armenia: we marked the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic rel...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Thursday for sending more weapons to Ukraine, Al Mayadeen reports. "It may sound like a paradox but military support for Ukraine is the fastest way to peace," Stoltenberg claimed in an end-of-year interview. The NATO chief considered that Russian President Vladimir Putin must ...

Russia will persevere in its efforts to contribute to a peaceful settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday, TASS reported. "The Russian Federation has been pursuing its mediation efforts, acting primarily under the existing trilateral agreements, and is set to continu...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov refrained from outlining possible timeframes for the signing of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, saying it is for them to decide. His comments came in response to the question whether Russia expected Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign a peace deal in the coming months and whethe...

Members of the Tatoyan Foundation for Law and Justice have paid a new visit to border villages of Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province to document Azerbaijani crimes against local residents. “The findings will be analyzed and relevant reports will be submitted to international organizations as well as released for other partners to ...

For years, the kindergarten of Armavir village in Armenia's Armavir Province has been working in a forced idle mode during wintertime. Even the inherent to this region mild climate does not help tօ evade the costly heating methods. Although, a new heating system has been installed in the building, leaving the heating with elect...

The humanitarian situation in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) is getting worse day by day amid Azerbaijan’s blockade of the sole road connecting Artsakh to Armenia, the country’s Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan said on Wednesday. “Day 17 of Artsakh blockade: the right to life, health, freedom of movement, education and other...

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov says Ruben Vardanyan’s stay in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) is illegal and “runs counter to the Azerbaijani legislation.” Speaking at a year-end news conference on Wednesday, Bayramov ruled out any contacts with Vardanyan, who took over as Artsakh state minister on November 4, two mon...

Hayastan All Armenian Fund on Tuesday held an extraordinary Board Meeting to discuss the issue of provision of humanitarian aid to Artsakh due to the blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan. The meeting was chaired by Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Chairman of the Hayastan All Armenian Fund’s Board of Trustees. ...