News - 2020/10/19

19/10/2020 22:18

As of the moment the intensity of battles has a little reduced: MOD representative

“After one, two attacks in the northern direction the enemy was pushed back. In southern direction the heavy battles continued,” he said.

19/10/2020 21:41

Pompeo to host Armenian, Azerbaijani foreign ministers amid deadly clashes

It’s not clear whether the envoys will meet with each other or whether U.S. officials will try to convene a trilateral session.

19/10/2020 21:36

The ICRC mission in Nagorno-Karabakh delivered 1,500 body bags to the forensic bureau

The ICRC mission in Nagorno-Karabakh delivered 1,500 body bags to the forensic bureau which will distribute these to civilian and military medical structures.

19/10/2020 20:20

Issues on Artsakh discussed at meeting with PM: Eduard Sharmazanov

The meeting is attended by representatives of the same political forces that were present at the first meeting.

19/10/2020 19:38

Security Council holds extraordinary meeting with participation of Armenia's Catholicos

The meeting of the Security Council started with a prayer by the Catholicos of All Armenians. The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh following the Azerbaijani-Turkish offensive and the steps to counter the aggression were discussed during the meeting.

19/10/2020 19:33

Pashinyan: Russia has grounds for anti-terrorist operation in Nagorno-Karabakh

He noted that after reports that mercenaries from Syria were participating in the war against Nagorno-Karabakh, there were reports that some groups were defeated on the battlefield and dispersed on different sides.

19/10/2020 19:20

Armenian PM, Azerbaijani president ready to meet in Moscow for talks

“Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be settled in exclusively peaceful way. I am ready to exert all the necessary efforts for reaching such result, including coming, meeting and talking,” Pashinyan said in an interview with TASS.

19/10/2020 17:44

One civilian killed another one injured in missile attack in Martuni

The Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Artsakh revealed.

19/10/2020 16:50

Karabakh’s Defense Army publishes names of 19 deceased servicemen, total number of Armenian casualties reaches 729

The total death toll of the Armenian side since the launch of hostilities by Azerbaijan on September 27 reached 729.

19/10/2020 16:41

Armenian Armed Forces do not fire in Azerbaijan’s direction: MOD spokesperson

Earlier today the Azerbaijani side disseminated information as if the Armenian Armed Forces allegedly shelled town of Tartar.

19/10/2020 16:19

Russia’s FM says works underway on applying ceasefire control mechanism in Nagorno Karabakh

Lavrov stressed that active works are underway on applying ceasefire control mechanism in Nagorno Karabakh.

19/10/2020 16:14

Russia’s FM calls for stopping bellicose rhetoric and cessation of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh

He said that he presented Russia’s vision of the situation in Karabakh to partners from the Council of Europe and what steps his country takes in that direction.

19/10/2020 15:17

Baku’s statement about targeting Baku-Novorosiysk oil pipeline by Armenia lie: MOD spokesperson

This was stated by spokesperson of Armenia’s Ministry of Defense Shushan Stepanyan.

19/10/2020 14:23

Russia stresses unacceptability of engagement of Syrian mercenaries in war in Karabakh: deputy FM

He said that during the talks Moscow stresses the unacceptability of their engagement in the conflict.

19/10/2020 14:11

Armenia’s PM’s thesis – “secession for salvation” the same as the right to self-determination: Armenia’s representative to ECHR

“I don’t think that this thesis rejects that the secession has already taken place. It is a fact. The secession took place long time ago from the Soviet Union. Let’s fix that Nagorno Karabakh has never been part of independent Azerbaijan. It is very important and essential,” he said.

19/10/2020 13:54

Azeri lost 6,259 manpower since launch of war

Since the last update the new losses of Azerbaijan are: 9 UAVs, 12 armored vehicles, 150 casualties.

19/10/2020 13:30

Armenian side again applies to ECHR following the shooting of Armenian prisoners of war by Azeri soldiers

He stressed that the footage clearly shows the arbitrary shooting of Armenian prisoners of war by Azerbaijani soldiers, disrespect toward bodies, episodes of beheading.

19/10/2020 13:21

Fierce fights continue in Karabakh’s southern direction

“Fierce and hard fights, especially in the south,” Hovhannisyan wrote on Facebook.

19/10/2020 13:02

French city of Limonest recognizes the independence of Artsakh

Thus, Limonest has become the second city in France after Alfortville, and the first in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region to recognize the independence of Artsakh.

19/10/2020 12:46

Over 1,000 mercenaries transported to Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone from Syria on Friday: RIA Novosti

Earlier Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad said in an interview to the agency that Turkey uses terrorists from Syria and other countries of the region to help Baku.