Category: 2021

 11:05,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Two suspects are under arrest on suspicion of opening gunfire in Stepanakert City, the Artsakh presidency said, denying online reports which alleged that the perpetrators were Azerbaijanis.

“[The suspects] are two Artsakhi men, who, being under the influence of alcohol, opened fire in the air at midnight,” Artsakh presidential spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said. “They are now in police custody and an investigation is underway.”

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

 11:10,

STEPANAKERT, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Rescuaers of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) continue the search operations in the battle zones, in particular in Askeran, Martuni, Hadrut, Mekhakavan (Jabrayil), Vorotan (Kubatlu) sections, official of the State Emergency Service of Artsakh Hunan Tadevosyan told Armenpress, adding that search for missing in action, who are likely hiding, will also continue in all sites.

“Yesterday the search groups entered into Kovsakan (Zangelan) via the Syunik province and retrieved bodies of 14 servicemen. So far, a total of 1211 bodies of servicemen and civilians have been found as a result of the search operations”, he said.

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 11:20,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. 157 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Armenia in the past one day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 162,288, the ministry of healthcare said today.

561 more patients have recovered in one day. The total number of recoveries has reached 149,873.

2 more patients have died, raising the death toll to 2931.

1025 tests were conducted in the past one day.

The number of active cases is 8782.

The number of patients who had coronavirus but died from other disease has reached 702 (2 new such cases).

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 11:45,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Russian medics have conducted over 93.9 mln tests for the presence of the novel coronavirus infection, TASS reports citing the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing.

“Over 93.9 mln tests for the presence of the coronavirus have been conducted in the Russian Federation”, the statement said. Over the past 24 hours, 383,000 tests were made.

According to the agency, to date, some 625,900 people remain under medical observation due to the suspected coronavirus infection.

 12:27,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has spoken out about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, expressing hope that Russia will be able to assist in reaching a resolution.

“It’s a very difficult issue,” Gorbachev told RIA Novosti in an interview. “It’s an old issue with roots going into the past. When it started, we tried to help the two republics, the two nations, in finding a solution.”

Gorbachev, who ruled the Soviet Union when the Karabakh conflict began, said that now, when the military actions are halted, the conflict should not be left unresolved for another decade and further efforts should be made towards a resolution.

“I am hopeful that Russia will be able to assist, but the parties to the conflict have the primary role. Armenia and Azerbaijan have assumed obligations to hold talks in the direction of resolving this conflict. A resolution must meet the interests of both sides, without winners and losers,” Gorbachev said.

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 12:34,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Moscow, Russia, on a working visit, his spokesperson Mane Gevorgyan said on Facebook.

“Hours later the trilateral meeting of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will kick off. Official statement will be released over the results of the meeting”, she said.

 13:33,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has arrived in Moscow for the meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu confirmed the arrival of his country’s president to TASS.

“At this moment Aliyev’s convoy is heading to the Kremlin,” the ambassador told the news agency.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had already arrived to Moscow for the trilateral summit.

According to the Pashinyan Administration, the upcoming meeting is of economic nature and relates to the opening of regional communications and the implementation of international cargo shipments.

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 15:01,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has kicked off at the Kremlin, RIA Novosti reported.

According to a news release issued by the Pashinyan Administration earlier, the meeting is of economic nature and relates to the opening of regional communications and the implementation of international cargo shipments.

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 15:31,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. The governments of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan will set up a dedicated task force headed by their deputy prime ministers for dealing with the opening of the presently-closed borders in the region and the unblocking of economic, commercial and transport communications – one of the terms of the 2020 November 9 Nagorno Karabakh armistice.

“The unblocking of economic, trade and transport communications and opening of borders deserves special attention,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his opening remarks at trilateral talks with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Moscow. “It is planned that these issues will be dealt by a trilateral working group chaired by the Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani deputy prime ministers.”

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 15:42,

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the agreements of the trilateral statement signed by him, the Prime Minister of Armenia and the Azerbaijani President over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict are being implemented consecutively.

“Partnering and friendly relations are valuable for Russia, which connect our countries and peoples, therefore, we were following the renewed military clash with a sincere concern for the human fates. Unfortunately, the large-scale military operations led to huge human losses, escalated the complex situation in the South Caucasus and increased the risks for the spread of terrorism. I want to thank you that you accepted in a positive manner the mediation efforts of the Russian side aimed at assisting in stopping the bloodshed, stabilizing the situation and achieving stable ceasefire. We were in constant touch, were jointly searching for a compromise as a result of which a trilateral statement was agreed on November 9 which we have signed jointly. Today we can praise the fact that the trilateral agreements are being implemented consecutively”, Putin said at a meeting with Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Moscow.

The Russian leader said the Russian side continues discussing its actions with the remaining Co-Chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group.

“Russian peacekeepers have been deployed [in Nagorno Karabakh] at the request of the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides aimed at observing the ceasefire. Exchange of prisoners of war and bodies of the dead has been carried out at the mediation of the Russian side”, Putin stated.

Meeting of the Armenian Prime Minister, the Russian President and the Azerbaijani President has kicked off in the Kremlin.

Earlier today Armenian PM’s spokesperson Mane Gevorgyan reported that the meeting is of economic nature, relating to the opening of regional communications and the implementation of international cargo transportation.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan