Author: Alex Jidarian

 19:00, 1 December, 2020

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Moscow doesn’t see deliberate delay in the exchange process of the bodies of those killed in Karabakh and the prisoners of war, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the online session of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, RIA Novosti reports.

“It’s difficult to say that a deliberate action is taken to prolong that process. We do not see it, but it’s a fact that there are objective difficulties, but I hope they will be solved quickly”, the Russian FM said.

He added that the geography of the territory and how the hostilities have developed make it difficult to quickly solve the issue, especially when there are no concrete lists of missing persons.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 21:08,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. Russia has completed deployment of peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh, ARMENPRESS reports Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu reported to President Putin.

According to the Russian Defense Minister, a total of 250 flights have been carried out, a personnel of 1960, 552 military equipment have been transported. 23 observer posts have been established.

Defense Minister Shoygu informed that the Lachin corridor and the territory of Nagorno Karabakh are under full control of the Russian peacekeepers. The corridor and the 28 km road to Stepanakert are entirely demined.

Shoygu noted that 4436 civilians have returned to Stepanakert since November 14.

Starting from November 17 the safe traffic for civil transportations has opened.

 15:40,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has sacked Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan a day after firing Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.

Kocharyan was serving as Deputy FM for more than a decade.

Editing and Translating Stepan Kocharyan

 21:59, 10 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Avinyan emphasizes that the authorities will toughly stop any coup attempts, but underlines that if necessary, the authorities will leave and new government will be formed, ARMENPRESS reports Tigran Avinyan told Public TV.

‘’I want to remind that in 1990s, when domestic-political unrest was taking place in Azerbaijan, the Armenian army effectively benefited from the domestic problems. I want to assure all the political forces, who are trying to derive benefit in the light of the martial law, that there will be no tolerance or velvet approach for this issue. The Republic of Armenia and our statehood is above all and everyone’s ambitions. I mean the time for our domestic political processes, who is to blame, who is responsible will definitely come and if necessary the authorities will leave, new government will be elected, but personally I and our team can never allow coup attempts”, Avinyan said.

To the question if he sees any threat for a coup, Avinyan answered, ”I have heard such calls, but I want to assure that such attempts will be toughly stopped”.

 21:56, 3 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suspended the contract between Ukrspecexport and Azerbaijan over the supplies of P-18 radar station components, ARMENPRESS was informed from ZN Ukrainian website.

According to the sources of the website, Zelensky gave an instruction to suspend the contract one month ago, when Azerbaijan launched an attack against Artsakh.

 13:15,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan’s policy of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing is doomed to failure and will meet the decisive resistance of the Artsakh people, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Foreign Ministry reminded that in the past three days the peaceful settlements of Nagorno Karabakh are under constant Azerbaijani missile, artillery strikes, UAV attacks and bombardments of the military air force.

Since October 28 to now Stepanakert, Shushi and Martakert are under constant targeting. Stepanakert and Martakert are the hardest hit, as a result of which peaceful population is suffering a huge damage, civilian infrastructure are being demolished. “During the pandemic hospitals and other medical facilities are hit. There are numerous casualties and wounded. These war crimes committed by the Azerbaijani regime against the peaceful population are accompanied by direct involvement of Turkey and international terrorists and aim at eliminating the Armenian people in Nagorno Karabakh”, the MFA said.

Despite the calls of the international community and the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, Azerbaijan stubbornly rejects the implementation of ceasefire agreements and the installation of ceasefire observation verification mechanisms in the conflict zone.

“Seeking to carry out its genocidal plan and avoiding its responsibility, Azerbaijan at the same time has launched a campaign based on frauds and falsifications to mislead the international community.

Azerbaijan’s policy of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing is doomed to failure and will continue to meet the resolute resistance of the people of Artsakh which will be carried out with all necessary means for self-defense”, the statement says.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 13:46,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, ARMENPRESS. IDBank together with “Universal payment technologies” (“UPT” LLC) announces the launch of IDpay initiative.

IDpay is a mobile application which allows to attach cards of any Russian bank of VISA, Mastercard, MIR systems and make instant replenishments of IDBank clients’ cards/accounts via phone number. At this moment transfers are made with rubles.

“To make instant money transfers to an IDBank client via IDpay mobile application it is necessary to choose from contacts or enter by hand the phone number of the recipient which is attached to IDBank card or account. Transfer is made in a few seconds: faster than you could call the recipient”, said Tatevik Hovhannisyan, the head of Marketing unit of IDBank.

As Tatevik Vardevanyan, the head of Communication unit of IDBank said, IDpay is one the most profitable options for transfers from Russia to Armenia. “Taking into consideration the martial law announced in Armenia and Artsakh and the special demand for the transfers from Russia with minimal commission fees, an agreement has been reached with the partners that in the frames of a special campaign, by the end of 2020, the transfers via IDpay application will be made with 0.5% commission.This makes the product not only very easy and convenient, but also beneficial”, mentioned Tatevik Vardevanyan.

“We are happy to provide the most technological and convenient means for our clients to receive money from Russia, with minimal commission. By receiving money directly on card or account, the client can manage is funds flexibly, including wide opportunities of IDBanking.am online platform and Idram application.Funds will be credited to the account in appropriate currency with automatic exchange, in accordance with the current exchange rate of the digital platform of the Bank, which is one of the most profitable in the banking system of Armenia”, commented Sergey Arakelyan, the director of Digital banking of IDBank. He also added that to receive money via phone number, IDBank clients can attach or change the card or account attached to their phone number any time, from “Accounts” department on IDBanking.am website.

“For now, in IDpay application only RF citizens can pass identification and consequently, make transfers, but soon the service will become available for RA citizens too. Besides developments mentioned, we are also working to expand the functionality of the app”, mentioned Felix Khachatryan, the chief operating officer of “Universal payment technologies” (“UPT” LLC).

The representatives of the companies also told that in the frames of the cooperation, transfers from RA to RF also will become available soon.

IDpay operates on the platform of “.

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