Louyot will replace Jonathan Lacôte, who has been "recalled for other functions," the French government said.

Nikol Pashinyan told lawmakers on Thursday that there is an alternative ground road which is now being repaired.

The Defense Ministry has denied reports from Baku alleging that two Armenian servicemen have injured an Azeri soldier with bayonets.

The parliament approved the government's 2021-2026 action plan, with only the ruling Civil Contract party casting ballots.

The incident happened on August 25, when the Azerbaijani soldier entered a house, with only two teenage children inside.

The Azerbaijani military has blocked another section of an interstate road in Armenia's Syunik province, Arman Tatoyan says.

Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan said earlier that the Azerbaijani military kept the Goris-Kapan road blocked.

A total of 6918 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.