Two Armenian soldiers freed from Azerbaijani captivity

September 8, 2021 – 11:07 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Azerbaijan on Tuesday, September 7 released two Armenian servicemen who went missing near the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in mid-July. Aramayis Torozyan and Artur Nalbandyan were freed in exchange for an Azerbaijani soldier recently arrested in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The two Armenians were flown to Yerevan from Baku by a Russian military plane. The swap deal was brokered by Major-General Rustam Muradov, the outgoing commander of Russian peacekeeping forces stationed in Karabakh

Nalbandyan and Torozyan went missing in thick fog on July 14 after driv

Yerevan court rules to arrest Armenia's former chief prosecutor

September 8, 2021 – 10:39 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The court of general jurisdiction in Yerevan granted the motion of the Special Investigation Service of Armenia to arrest ex-Prosecutor General, former head of the Investigative Committee Aghvan Hovsepyan, his lawyer Sasun Rafaelyan has told Pastinfo.

According to Rafaelyan, the defense will decide whether to appeal the court decision after receiving the document.

Hovsepyan was detained on Tuesday, September 7. The ex-Prosecutor General was charged with illegal participation in entrepreneurial activity, bribery, fr

All preconditions exist for the conflict settlement to enter a more active stage, Artsakh FM says

The United States, Russia and France have the general understanding that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs should resume their activity, Artsakh’s Foreign Minister David Babayan said in an interview with Public Radio of Armenia.

“They have never ceased their activity, but have not been very active due to well-known reasons,” Babayan said, noting that all preconditions exists for the settlement process to enter a more active stage.

The comments come after the President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan <a href="https://en

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Armenia, Karabakh Foreign Minister talks foreign policy cooperation

September 7, 2021 – 17:59 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Foreign Minister of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Ararat Mirzoyan and David Babayan met in Yerevan on Tuesday, September 7 to discuss issues of cooperation between the two Armenian states in the field of foreign policy, regional processes and the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabagh conflict.

The sides noted the importance of continuous expansion and intensification of cooperation, maintenance of a high level of cooperation between the Foreign Ministries of the two Armenian states, and organization of r

Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan receives EBRD Regional Director Catarina Bjorlin Hansen

Monday, 6 September 2021

Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan met with Regional Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus Catarina Bjorlin Hansen, who was accompanied by Head of EBRD Yerevan Office Dmitry Gvintadze.

The Deputy Prime Minister highlighted the close cooperation of the Government of the Republic of Armenia with the EBRD, noting that as a result, many ongoing and already successful programs have been implemented. He singled out the construction of the Kotayk-Gegharkunik landfill as the first of its kind in Armenia and as a successf

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Top diplomats of Armenia, Artsakh Republic discuss regional processes

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh David Babayan met in Yerevan with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan.
 
Issues related to the cooperation of the two Armenian states in the field of foreign policy, regional processes and the settlement of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict were discussed.
 
The sides noted the importance of continuous expansion and intensification of cooperation, maintenance of a high level of cooperation between the Foreign Ministries of the two Armenian

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BusyFly e-scooter-sharing service arrives in Armenia

September 7, 2021 – 10:37 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – BusyFly, an electric scooter-sharing service, has entered the Armenian market, starting to work in Yerevan. The company has invested some $100,000 to launch the service, and is planning to take it to other towns as well, Rusbase reports a representative as saying.

At the initial stage, residents and guests of the Armenian capital will have access to 100 Ninebot Kickscooter MAX scooters for use. The company intends to increase its fleet to 500 units in the near future.

At least 5 tariff options will be available to users, the price will depend

Artsakh committed to continuing the negotiation process within the OSCE Minsk Group format – President

President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan met in Yerevan with Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Khovayev.

The President wished success to the Russian Co-Chair in the new post, emphasizing that Artsakh remains committed to continuing the negotiation process within the OSCE Minsk Group format.

Various issues related to the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict including the possibility of the Co-Chairs’ visit to the region were discussed during the meeting. President Harutyunyan rated high the Russian peacekeepin

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Armenian PM receives Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the newly appointed Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Khovayev. His visit to Yerevan is of cognitive nature.

The interlocutors discussed the ways of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, emphasizing the importance of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing activity.

4% of Armenia's vaccinations given to foreign nationals

September 6, 2021 – 18:47 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – 4% of all people who have received the coronavirus vaccine in Armenia are foreign nationals, the country’s health authorities said on Monday, September 6.

A total of 303,325 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in Armenia since the rollout of the vaccination program in the country, the Ministry of Health revealed.

Armenia is currently using AstraZeneca, Sputnik-V, Sinopharm and CoronaVac vaccines to inoculate people aged above 18. The vaccination program rolled out across the country in mid-April, with health authorities also sett