12:24,
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS. Russia’s coronavirus case tally grew by 22,572 in the past day to 1,925,825, TASS reports citing the anti-coronavirus crisis center.
Currently, 452,654 people are ill in Russia.
Russia’s coronavirus recoveries grew by 14,456 in the past day to 1,439,985.
Russia’s coronavirus death toll rose by 352 in the past day to 33,186.
November 14, 2020
Artur Vanetsyan
Armenia’s former head of that National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of plotting the assassination of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, his lawyer announced on Facebook.
Vanetsyan, who leads the newly-formed Homeland Party, allegedly was part of large plot revealed by the NSS on Saturday, which involved other opposition figures.
“Today Artur Vanetsyan was invited to the Investigative Department of the National Security Service and detained. The authorities charged him based on false suspicions of usurping power and preparing the murder of Nikol Pashinyan,” Vanetsyan’s lawyer Lusine Sahakyan wrote on Facebook on Saturday.
Vanetsyan was part of the group of 10 opposition leaders who were detained late Tuesday, early Wednesday for disorderly conduct and violating Armenia’s martial law. Among the arrested were Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Council of Armenia chairman Ishkhan Saghatelyan, Yerkir Media television political director Gegham and ARF Supreme Council member Artsvik Minasyan. The latter three were released when the presiding judge at the arraignment threw out their cases.
11:50,
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. President Armen Sarkissian held a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the morning of November 12, Sarkissian’s Office said.
“The situation in the country was discussed,” the presidency said in a news release.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
14:40,
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has been summoned by the National Security Service on November 11, his office said.
“In response to numerous press inquiries, we are informing that 3rd President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has been summoned to the National Security Service today. The National Security Service had sent the summons to the home of the third President,” Sargsyan’s office said in a statement.
Sargsyan’s office said he will appear before the NSS at 16:00, as required in the writ.
Other details weren't immediately available.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
18:41, 8 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS. The Defense Army of Artsakh carried out offensive measures and attacks in Martuni direction, ARMENPRESS reports representative of the MoD Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook page.
‘’A little more intensive, but not like in Shushi, clashes continue also in Martuni direction, where we carried out 1-2 offensive measures and attacks. There is stability in that direction’’, Hovhannisyan said.
Armenians held a silent protest at the Lincoln Memorial today to raise awareness about the ongoing war in Artsakh.
The rally was organized by the AYF Washington DC “Ani” Chapter.
The protesters urged to stop the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression against Armenians and called for recognition of Artsakh.
16:31, 5 November, 2020
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Kosovo’s leader Hashim Thaci has resigned after confirming that he is indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity that allegedly happened during the 1998-99 war to gain independence from Serbia. Thaci was a guerilla leader at that time.
He said he was stepping down in accordance to his earlier pledge to resign from his position if he was indicted.
Thaci said at a news conference that his sources had informed him that the Kosovo Specialist Chamber (KSC) – a court of Kosovo located in The Hague mandated to probe allegations of war crimes by the Kosovo Liberation Army in 1998-1999, had confirmed his indictment.
Editing by Stepan Kocharyan
17:30, 3 November, 2020
YEREVAN, 3 NOVEMBER, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 3 November, USD exchange rate down by 0.10 drams to 493.66 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 2.55 drams to 577.34 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.05 drams to 6.20 drams. GBP exchange rate up by 3.82 drams to 641.31 drams.
The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.
Gold price up by 121.72 drams to 29995.62 drams. Silver price up by 5.48 drams to 380.52 drams. Platinum price up by 44.87 drams to 13570.16 drams.
Artsakh's forces make some advance in southern, south-eastern directions
22:10,
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh's army has recorded some advance in the southern and south-eastern direction of the front line, ARMENPRESS reports representative of the MoD Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a press conference.
''In the southern and south-eastern directions Artsakh's army was able to fight backs some positions and record some advance as a result of some local clashes'', Hovhannisyan said.
Hovhannisyan noted that starting from early morning, Azerbaijan launched attacks along entire front line.
''The battles were not so intensive, but intensive shelling took place in some separate directions. Particularly, throwing a large number of infantry on one or two positions in the central direction, using artillery, at the same time shelling the city of Martuni, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces managed to make some advance'', Hovhannisyan said, adding that the clashes still continue.
October 29, 2020
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan meets with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on Thursday met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is on a regional tour to promote what Tehran calls its proposal for ending the current fighting and the Karabakh conflict.
According to the foreign ministry press office the current situation of the war unleashed by Azerbaijan on Artsakh was discussed, which included a conversation about regional security concerns.
The sides expressed concerns over the deployment of terrorists in the region, agreeing that the involvement Ankara-backed mercenaries posed a serious threat to the the region.
Mnatsakanyan said that Armenia understands that Iran is sensitive toward the new regional threats and highlighted the role of Iran in advancing stability and peace in the region.
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Araghchi presented Iran’s proposal for current situation and establishing a ceasefire.
While the specific details of the plan were not publicized, Mnatsakanyan said that Iran’s proposals would be reviewed in detail.
The Armenian foreign minister also briefed Araghchi about his upcoming meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, scheduled for Friday in Geneva.
Araghchi, who is Iran’s special envoy on Nagorno-Karabakh, arrived in Yerevan Thursday after visiting Moscow and Baku respectively.
In Moscow, Araghchi met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko and called the closed-door session “very fruitful” in a Twitter post.
“Iran and Russia share similar approaches toward Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” Aragchi wrote on Twitter.
In an interview with the Russian RIA Novosti news agency Mnatsakanyan praised Tehran saying, “Iran is a very important country in the region and unlike Turkey, it takes a constructive and responsible position regarding regional and global security issues.”
Turkey is not an impartial player, as it sees the conflict as an opportunity to penetrate another of its neighbors in the South Caucasus,” said Mnatsakanyan. “Only impartial countries can participate in the mechanism for sending peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh, Mnatsakanyan reiterated.”
According to a statement Araghchi released in Moscow he called the OSCE Minsk Group “inefficient.”
“The Minsk Group [of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe] has shown its inefficiency,” said Araghchi.
“It has been 30 years since the Minsk Group was formed, but it has not been able to find a long-term solution to the problem,” said Araghchi in a statement released Iran’s Embassy in Moscow.
“My meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev lasted for about an hour and a half. Azerbaijani officials have a positive attitude towards Tehran’s plan to establish lasting peace in the region,” Araghchi said, reported IRNA news agency.
Araghchi added that according to the plan drafted in Tehran, ceasefire is to be established after certain initial steps. The Iranian diplomat did not elaborate.