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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |