Armenian Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan has met the newly appointed commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces.

Fresh figures from the the Ministry of Health also revealed that 23 patients are receiving inpatient treatment.

Former Soviet political prisoner Shahen Harutyunyan has died in the United States at the age of 84․

Pashinyan arrived in Tbilisi and met with Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili and President Salome Zourabichvili.

Members of the Human Rights Defender's office have visited the Armenians who were freed from Azerbaijani captivity.

A total of 5670 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

The move is the latest step by Brussels to tighten up on arrivals as concern mounts over rising infection numbers.

Diplomat Erika Olson will oversee policy toward the South Caucasus at the United States Department of State.