Robert Kocharyan won't be traveling to Moscow due to Covid diagnosisOctober 30, 2020 - 20:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan will not be traveling to Moscow for Nagorno-Karabakh meetings because his coronavirus test has returned positive, his office said Friday, October 30. It was reported earlier that Kocharyan and the country's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan were expected to travel to Russia to discuss the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh with representatives of the Russian elite. "Robert Kocharyan intended to fly to Moscow in the coming days and took the Covid test, which is mandatory for entering Russia. The test came back positive, which was a complete surprise, since he did not and still does not have any symptoms," his office said in a Facebook post. His team added that the the trip to Moscow and the arrangement of various meetings are temporarily impossible. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner 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 skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |