Author: Jagharian Tania

 09:57,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. With the statement signed on November 26 in Sochi, Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan reaffirm their commitment to the consistent and unconditional implementation of all the provisions of the 2020 November 9 trilateral statement, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan said in response to the questions of media outlets relating to the Sochi trilateral statement.

“This relates also to the commitments which have not been implemented by Azerbaijan till now, including point 8^th of the November 9 statement relating to the return of prisoners of war, hostages and other persons held. The November 26^th Sochi statement once again reaffirms the point of January 11 statement on unblocking all transportation routes and economic communications in the region and again denies the propaganda theses about the “corridor” or corridor logic”, the MFA spokesperson said.

He emphasized that according to the Sochi statement, the sides reached an agreement to take actions to raise the level of stability and security on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, and the priority and key step on this direction must be the implementation of actions aimed at reducing tension.

“We are also convinced that the complete implementation of the provisions of the trilateral statement will contribute to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict under the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship”, Vahan Hunanyan said.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 16:53,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Оn November 27-28, 2021 with the technical support of Ucom “Capture the Flag” Information Security Contest, organized by the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF), took place at the Microsoft Innovation Center. 

Teams from the largest and well-known IT companies like «Picsart», «Krisp», «Synergy», «Webb Fontaine», «LifeTrace», «Snap LLC», «Uxtankyun» and «Armath» took part in the contest. 

“White hat hackers should have many opportunities to constantly level up their skills, exchange their experience, and respond to new challenges altogether. I am glad that EIF and Microsoft Innovation Center have hosted this event with the technical support of Ucom”, said Ara Khachatryan, Director General at Ucom.

 “It has already become a tradition to organize the “Capture the Flag” contest at least once a year, and this year we decided to hold the contest among the teams of employees of different IT companies. We were glad that Ucom as one of the telecom sphere leaders, expressed its readiness to be the technical partner within the framework of the CTF-2021”, mentioned Mari Barseghyan, project manager at Enterprise Incubator Foundation.   

Let us note that after a two-day “hot battle” between the teams, the competition was won by the “Krisp” team with the most flags, while the “Uxtankyun” and “LifeTrace” teams took 2nd and 3rd places, respectively. 

Let us add, that “Capture the Flag”(CTF) is an information security contest. During the competition, participants must find vulnerabilities, investigate viruses and other malware, find information from open sources and overcome various challenges arising in the field of cybersecurity.

 19:26, 26 November, 2021

YEREVAN, 26 NOVEMBER, ARMENPRESS. Russia hopes that the meeting of “3+3” format (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, Iran) will take place in “not too distant future”, ARMENPRESS reports Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko told TASS.

“While that issue is being elaborated, it is necessary to receive the consent of all participants. When we reach that agreement, we will announce where the meeting will take place. We hope that it is a matter of not too distant future” said the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation.

Andrei Rudenko added that the chair intended for Georgia will remain vacant if Georgia does not confirm its participation. And when Georgia expresses readiness, it can be a full participant.

The “3+3” format was proposed by Turkey following the 44-day war. The initiative envisages a new platform, in which the three countries of the South Caucasus – Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan – and their three neighbors – Russia, Turkey and Iran – will participate.

 19:54, 26 November, 2021

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland donated 201,640 doses of AstraZeneka vaccine against COVID-19 to the Ministry of Health of Armenia.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Health Ministry of Armenia, on November 26, Ambassador of Poland to Armenia Pavel Cheplak handed the batch of vaccine to First Deputy Minister of Health Lena Nanushyan.

 15:19,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. Turkey puts forward new conditions for normalizing relations with Armenia, ARMENPRESS reports Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan said in an interview with French Le Figaro newspaper, answering the question if Armenia is ready to normalize relations with Turkey.

“We have always stated that we are ready to normalize our relations without preconditions, despite the huge support provided by Turkey to Azerbaijan during the war against Artsakh, both politically and through the supply of weapons, as well as the deployment of thousands of foreign mercenaries.

We have received positive signals from Turkey to reopen the dialogue, but it remains complicated. Ankara puts forward new conditions. Among them is the “corridor” connecting Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan. It cannot be a subject of discussion at all. Countries should allow transit while maintaining their sovereignty over their territory. All communication channels in the region should be reopened”, Mirzoyan said.

 14:58,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian authorities expect that Russia, as a strategic partner, will help resolve the issues pertaining to the situation which was created at the border as a result of Azerbaijan’s actions, the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan told Kommersant newspaper in an interview when asked what specific assistance Yerevan expects from Moscow as part of the 1997 treaty.

Grigoryan, who is in Moscow for the CIS Secretaries of Security Council meeting, noted that now the Azerbaijani armed forces are located on sovereign Armenian territory. “This is an act of aggression. In 1997 Armenia and Russia agreed to help one another in such cases. This is exactly why we applied to Russia,” he said.

Asked if Armenia expects military or diplomatic assistance, Grigoryan elaborated: “We are in favor of a diplomatic solution to the issue. But if this won’t be possible to do diplomatically, then the issue must be resolved militarily.”

Grigoryan said that in this matter Armenia prioritizes Russia and the CSTO. “But if a solution isn’t found we will start considering other opportunities too,” he said.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan