  Ambassador: One more Armenian dies from coronavirus in Russia April 4, 2020 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Another Armenian has died from the novel coronavirus in Russia, Armenian ambassador to Moscow Vardan Toghanyan has said, according to Sputnik Armenia. The Armenian national is also a citizen of Armenia whose family had been living in Russia for the past several years, Toghanyan said. The ambassador added that five Armenian citizens have so far been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Russia. In Russia, health officials reported a large one-day increase with 582 new cases, bringing the total number to 4,731 on Saturday, April 4. The country has also confirmed 43 deaths so far. As reported earlier, Russian-Armenian epidemiologist Arpik Asratyan died in a Moscow medical center on March 27. She had been diagnosed with coronavirus..   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
