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Azerbaijanis are leaving their houses in the border villages
According to the exact information of Times.am news agency, the voices of war shoots are heard also in Barda settlement. Azerbaijani houses are shaken by the blasts in Aghdam and Tartar. Azerbaijani side has losses both among servicemen and the civilians. Some villages towards Tartar are completely empty now. Well-known village Ghapanlu which is known as “border-keeper” in Azerbaijan, is now e...
Armenian side hit Azerbaijani military helicopter
As it was already informed, Azerbaijani side started large and obvious military actions towards the Southern, South-Eastern and North-Eastern directions of the frontline between Artsakh and Azerbaijani troops. Besides some other types of weapon, this time the enemy used also artillery, armoured fighting vehicle and air forces.Press service of Artsakh Defense Ministry informs about this in an official mess...
The official announcement of the Armenian Defense Ministry
Armenian Ministry of Defense confirms officially the information about activizaton of military actions in the whole frontline between Artsakh and Azerbaijani troops. The intensive military actions have started in the night of April 1st. According to the source, Artsakh Defense Army managed to withdraw the enemy. Azerbaijani side has losses. The military actions are underway at the current moment. Armeni...
"Belt and Road Initiative" brings new opportunities to the development of Armenia
"Belt and Road Initiative" is China's top-level design of the opening up and economic diplomacy and China's scheme on the cooperation development and common prosperity in the new era. Chinese government proposed such a major cooperation initiative to promote peace and cooperation, openness and tolerance, mutual learning and mutual benefits under the "Silk Road" symbol. With respect to the implementation o...
Macedonia sends around 1,500 migrants back to Greece
Macedonia has returned about 1,500 migrants and refugees who crossed the border on Monday to Greece, Reuters reports, citing police said on Tuesday. Most of the migrants, who marched out of the Idomeni transit camp in northern Greece on Monday and got around a border fence, had been taken back to Greece on Monday or overnight on trucks, an official said. Greece's Deputy Defense Minister Dimitris Vitsas ...
President Serzh Sargsyan meets with head of Greek Parliament Nikos Vutsis
President Serzh Sargsyan today met with the Greek Parliament’s President Nikos Vutsis in Athens. Serzh Sargsyan and head of the Greek Parliament stressed the importance of strengthening the role of inter-parliamentary ties in expansion of relations and cooperation agenda. Noting that the National Assembly of Armenia has established a tradition of friendly relations with the parliaments of many Eur...
Serzh Sargsyan attaches great importance to Greek-Armenian relations
President Serzh Sargsyan, during his official visit to Greece has laid a wreath at the Armenian Genocide Monument on Nea Zmirni square with Greek-Armenian community representatives, clergy, Armenian students, paying tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Then, the president met with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Serzh Sargsyan and Alexis Tsipras stressed the importance of co-operati...
‘Against Crime of Genocide’ global forum to be held in Yerevan
A global forum titled “Against the crime of Genocide” is to be held on April 23, in Yerevan, the Head of the RA President's Staff Vigen Sargsyan told journalists. The Head of the President’s staff has discussed issues related to the organization of the forum with the members of RPA faction. “We and members of the RPA faction were discussing issues related to the global forum &ldq...
Aliyev and Erdogan meet
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has arrived in Ankara, reports "Armenpress," citing the Turkish "Anadolu" agency. Aliyev was welcomed at the airport by Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdoghan. From the airport the Azerbaijani president visited the presidential palace and met Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The 5th session of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council is to be held in Ankara....
Around 1,000 Russian servicemen to remain in Syria
Russian military advisers and arm experts will continue their technical and practical assistance to the Syrian army personnel, on March 15, “Interfax” was informed by a military-diplomatic source, reports “Armenpress”. “Of course, the majority of the advisors will continue their work after the withdrawal of the main part of Russian troops from the Syrian territory”, sa...
Syrian ceasefire was against Russia- Turkish expert
The ceasefire established in Syria was against the Russia's prestige, everything was carried out not to let the Syrian crisis settlement pass to Russia, said Hakob Chakryan in an interview with Times.am. To the remark that Russia was not less interested in the establishment of the Syrian ceasefire agreement, whether Russia did not realize this, the Turkish expert noted that if Bashar al-Assad have seized...
Azerbaijani and Turkish approaches coincide only in matters related to Armenians
Azerbaijani and Turkish approaches coincide only in matters related to Armenians, said expert Hakob Chakryan in an interview with Times.am. “The interests of Azerbaijan and Turkey do not coincide in matters related to the relationship with Iran, North Cyprus, EU and USA as well. Their opinion coincides only when it comes to the hatred towards Armenians”, he pointed. Yesterday, the expert of...
Aliyev to discuss issue of gas projects with Erdogan in Ankara
After the terrorist attack in Ankara on March 13, resulting 37 dead and 125 injured, because of the delayed visit of the President Tayyip Erdogan to Baku on March 15 for the second time, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has left for Ankara. As reports "Armenpress" citing moderator.az news site, Erdogan should have arrived in Baku in February to participate in the 5th session of the Turkey-Azerbaijan Hi...
Armenian Defense Ministry’s employee arresting on bribery charges
Armenian Defense Ministry’s employee Arsen Gharibjanyan has been arrested over taking bribery by Defense Ministry's Military Police Special Operations, reports the press secretary of the Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannsyan on his Facebook account....
Serzh Sargsyan meets Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan during his official visit to Greece has met with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, reports "Armenpress," citing the Greek Prime Minister: "We have long-term ties with Armenia. I have met with Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan to strengthen our relations," wrote Tsipras on his Twitter account. In the framework of the official visit to Greece, Serzh Sargsyan has ...
Obama and Putin discussed withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria- White House
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, d have discussed the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Syria,during a telephone conversation, it is stated in the March 14 White House press release, reports “Armenpress”. “They have considered the announcement of the Russian President Vladimir Putin on the partial withdrawal of Russian armed forces from Sy...
Syria conflict: Russian forces leave Syria after Putin surprise move
Russian forces are preparing to leave Syria after Monday's surprise withdrawal announcement by President Vladimir Putin, the BBC reports. Sergey Shoigu, Defence Minister, gave the order to withdraw and aircraft are being loaded up for long-range flights back to Russia. Western officials cautiously welcomed the move, saying it could pressure Syria's government to engage in talks. Peace talks aimed at re...
Investigation launched over deceased Armenian soldier in northern military post
Armenian Defense ministry reports the name of the army private killed in a northern military post on Monday afternoon. The deceased is Kamo Martirosyan, 19. Martirosyan was a resident of Echmiadzin, Armavir region. He was drafted to the military in the autumn of 2014. Earlier reports said that the serviceman had committed suicide. K. Martirosyan’s body has underwent external examinations. A fore...
Serzh Sargsyan holds meeting with representatives of Armenian community in Greece
Serzh Sargsyan on Monday met with representatives of Greek-Armenian community in Athens. He noted that State-building is a joint responsibility that requires endless devotion and solidarity on the part of each and every of us. “A state, like our families, needs daily care. Whatever is positive or negative in our state is reflected in our selves; we cannot attribute the positive to ourselves, estr...
NKR President and Head of General Staff of Armed Forces discussed number of issu...
On March 14, Artsakh Republic's President Bako Sahakyan hosted the head of Armenia's Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov. As the Central Information Department of Artsakh Republic's President reports, during the meeting, which was attended by the NKR Defense Minister Levon Mnatsakanyan, a number of issues related to army building and cooperation between the two Armenian states in...
Governor of Latakia organized rally in support of national reconciliation process
A rally in Syria’s Latakia province has been organized in support of the national reconciliation process on the initiative of the Governor. The rally was attended by more than 400 representatives of local governments and political movements, as well as local residents, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. As to the talks on reconciliation, a preliminary agreement was reached with the heads o...
Poroshenko pointed out his ‘favorites’ for post for Prime Minister
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko considers the Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko or Mayor of Lvov city Andrii Sadovyi, Poroshenko's press secretary Svyatoslav Tsegolko reported on Facebook. "Today, the President will meet with the leaders of the factions. The President’s meeting with the political leaders aims at accelerating the process of getting out from the political crisis. Everyone unde...
Russian Defense Ministry has invited about 80 countries to International Securit...
Russian Defense Ministry sent invitations to more than 80 heads of state and defense ministers, as well as the UN and OSCE at the fifth international conference on security issues, which is to take place on April 27-28 in Moscow. Members from the CSTO and CIS leadership are also to attend the conference, generally more than 500 guests are expected to attend the conference, reports the Russian D...
Turkey implements ‘creeping expansion’. Syrian Kurds should be involved in nego...
Russia has evidence that there are Turkish tanks and techniques on the border with Syria, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with REN TV qualifying Turkish actions as "creeping expansion". “The Turks have stated that they will not allow the Kurds to get established in northern Syria, although they fight against the IS with us and the US. They have announced that the un...
Azerbaijan shells Nagorno-Karabakh defense posts
The Azerbaijani troops fired about 3,000 shots at the Armenian posts, using weapons of different calibers and 60mm mortars and SPG-9 and AGS-17 grenade-launchers. The advance forces of the defense army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) are in full control of situation, confidently continuing their military vigil....
Anna Aghajanian Appointed Ambassador to Malaysia
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan on March 14 signed a decree, appointing Anna Aghajanyan an Ambassador to Malaysia, presidential press service reports....
EU enters from migration crisis into value crisis
Recently, the second EU-Turkey Summit has been held in Brussels, which was dedicated to the Syrian refugee crisis. The sides reached a preliminary agreement by postponing the meeting for another ten days. It is expected on March 17-18 to give a final solution to the issue of the migrants, being under discussion for a long time. Meanwhile, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu presented a package of ne...
Turkey conducts air strikes on PKK camps in northern Iraq
Turkey conducted airstrikes in northern Iraq early on March 14, targeting camps used by militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the wake of a deadly car bomb attack in downtown Ankara, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. Turkish nine F-16s and two F-4 2020s fighter jets hit PKK camps in the Kandil mountains, an area of northern Iraq where the headquarters of the PKK is located, d...
Gas price reduction negotiations under way-minister
Levon Yolyan, Armenia’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources told reporters on Monday that the gas price for Armenia will remain US $165 for 1,000 cubic meters until April 1, 2016. “Negotiations for a price reduction are in progress,” the minister said. The public will be informed as soon as the situation is clear. Mr Yolyan does not think that the gas price for Armenia will be ra...
Century-long history of pain and suffering-National Geographic’s reference to Ar...
In the place where Armenians once flourished will be the permanent reminder of the genocide, pain and contradictions. With these lines begins the article of the National Geographic’s journalist Paul Salopek and photographer John Stanmayer, which refers to the Armenian Genocide, memories of survivors and the modern approaches to the issues of Armenia and Turkey. “One of the world's oldest uns...
Erdogan to visit Azerbaijan on March 15
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit terms to Azerbaijan are clarified. He is to visit Baku on March 15, reports Azeri Press Agency. During the visit, he is to hold meetings with Azerbaijani officials. Earlier it was reported that the Turkish president is to visit Azerbaijan on February 18, but because of the terrorism committed in the capital city Ankara, it was postponed....
Khramchikhin nationalist and against Putin- Political scientist
"Russia is a superpower and has its own ideas of national interest. The main object of our jealousy is Russian-Azerbaijani relations, and we complain that our strategic ally sells weapons to our opponent. It is right to complain, on the other hand, Russia is obliged to keep its influence in Azerbaijan. In fact, Azerbaijan is pursuing a flexible policy maneuver between Turkey and Russia”, in an in...
Moscow not holding discussion on Syria’s federalization- Russian Foreign Ministry
Media reports about the ongoing discussions on federalization of Syria between Russia and the West, does not correspond to reality, Moscow has not put forwarded such an idea, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, special representative of Russian President for Middle East and North Africa Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov told Tass. "It is an absolute lie, we have not suggested such an idea, such ideas must suggest Sy...
Georgia remains in monopolistic clutches of Azerbaijani gas
In the fall of 2015 Georgia announced that it was going to diversificate the gas sources as possible options pointing to Russia and Iran. This intention has caused a stir in the Georgian-Azerbaijani relations. The visits of Georgian and Azerbaijani high-ranking officials, including the top leaders followed one another. The Georgian side announced that the demand for gas consumption increased and Azerba...
Armenian soldier fatally wounded and killed in Azerbaijani grenade explosion
A soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Defense Army was fatally wounded and killed in a grenade explosion targeting an eastern military unit in fresh skirmishes provoked by Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh’s Defense Ministry’s press service reports that the serviceman is Sargis D Ohanyan, 19. A probe has been launched into the incident. The Defense Army shares the grief of the heavy loss, extend...
Serzh Sargsyan visits Armenian-Russian military base
On Saturday Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan visited the Armenian-Russian military air base in Yerevan’s Erebuni Airport to watch the two joint military drills organized by the two countries’ air forces. The event is part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly’s assizes in Yerevan. Sargsyan was accompanied by Sergey Naryshkin, the R...
Armenian Armed Forces suffered no losses
NKR Defense Ministry refutes Azeri disinformation about the military operation carried out by the Armenian side suffering 15 losses. The NKR Defense Ministry press service reports: “Today, the Azerbaijani “agitprop” once again tried to mislead the public using its own tactics reported that Azerbaijani armed forces in response to the military operations taken from the Armenian side reso...
Serzh Sargsyan awards Alexander Bastryk with Friendship medal
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan has awarded the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastryk with a Friendship medal, reports "Armenpress," citing TASS. "Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan has awarded the chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee with a friendship medal," reports the Russian Investigative Committee’s spokesman Vladimir Markin. The awarding ceremony h...
High schools and post-graduate education need improving-minister
Armenia’s Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan told reporters on Friday that the major tasks of Armenia’s education system is to reduce the burden on high schools and to improve the quality of post-graduate education and links to the labor market. “We should reduce the burden on schools to make them excellence centers that will help children start out in life. The busy sch...
EU to discuss Afghan refugees’ issue with Tehran
The European Union is to discuss the issue on Afghan refugees living in Iran, many of whom lead to the European Union, reports "Armenpress", citing the words of a EU representative. "There are 1 million registered and 2 million unregistered refugees, Afghan refugees from Iran make up a large percentage of the them. I expect that it will be on the agenda during the visit, but will not be on the agenda of...
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