Karabakh residents could receive Russian Covid-19 vaccinesJanuary 20, 2021 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian State Duma is going to ask the government about the possibility of providing Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccines in Nagorno-Karabakh, where Russian peacekeepers have recently been deployed, the Armenian Service of RFE/RL reports. The proposal was drafted by the first deputy chairman of the committee for CIS affairs, Konstantin Zatulin. “There is simply no one to help people in these territories in terms of vaccination,” Zatulin told reporters. It was reported earlier that 2,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine were sent to Nagorno-Karabakh for the Russian peacekeepers. Armenia, meanwhile, is expecting the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine by the first half of February. health authorities have said that the country is negotiating with several manufacturers, including Sputnik-V, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |