14:03,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. Major-general Kirill Kulakov of the Russian Armed Forces has been appointed as the new Commander of the Russian Peacekeeping Contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to ARTSAKHPRESS news agency.
Kulakov is replacing Colonel General Alexander Lentsov, who was serving since April 2023.
14:25,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani authorities have once again falsely accused Nagorno-Karabakh’s Defense Army of conducting reinforcement works.
In a statement released Friday, the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Defense Ministry said the Azerbaijani side’s accusations are disinformation.
The Azeri side falsely claimed to have thwarted fortification works allegedly conducted by the Nagorno-Karabakh army in the Shushi region Friday morning.
15:40,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister’s Advisor Artak Beglaryan has resigned.
Beglaryan resigned after State Minister Gurgen Nersisyan was dismissed Thursday by President Arayik Harutyunyan, who himself announced he would step down on Friday.
16:39,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated on August 31 the transfer of 10 patients from blockaded Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia for treatment, the Ministry of Healthcare of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) said in a press release.
The ICRC plans to transfer 1 patient, who’s completed treatment in Armenia, back to Nagorno-Karabakh later today. All patients are accompanied by their attendants.
34 children remain hospitalized in the Arevik clinic in Nagorno-Karabakh. 8 are in neonatal and intensive care.
Another 94 patients are hospitalized at the Republican Medical Center in Stepanakert. 7 are in intensive care (3 are critically-ill).
16:53,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. The European Court of Human Rights has given Azerbaijan by September 7 to provide information about the three students from Nagorno-Karabakh who were kidnapped by Azerbaijani border guards in Lachin Corridor on August 28, the Office of the Representative of Armenia for International Legal Matters said in a press release.
16:58,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani government seeks to establish customs and border control in Lachin Corridor in order to reopen it, in direct violation of the 9 November 2020 trilateral statement, which stipulates that Lachin Corridor shall be under the control of Russian peacekeepers.
Azerbaijani presidential assistant Hikmet Hajiyev, speaking to reporters, once again linked the possible opening of the Lachin Corridor with the opening of the Aghdam-Stepanakert road.
“The opening of the Lachin Corridor could be another component of the process of opening the Aghdam-Stepanakert road,” he said, adding that the opening of Lachin Corridor must take place with what he described as in compliance with Azeri national legislation and border control.
The Aghdam-Stepanakert road has been blocked by Nagorno-Karabakh residents after Azeri authorities announced intentions to send "aid" through that road, a move decried in Nagorno-Karabakh as a publicity stunt and attempt to subjugate them.
The Lachin Corridor has been blockaded by Azerbaijan since December 2022.
17:25,
For around 6 years, Ameriabank has retained absolute leadership in the Armenian banking sector by mortgage loan portfolio. In H1 2023, Ameriabank’s mortgage portfolio increased by more than AMD 23B to a total of USD 209.6B, thus becoming the first in the market to go past the mark of AMD 200B.
For the same period, over 40% of Ameriabank’s mortgage loans for the purchase of apartments from developers were provided online.
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About Ameriabank
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As a truly customer-centric company, Ameria aims to be a trusted and secure financial technology space with seamless solutions to improve the quality of life.
Ameriabank is supervised by the Central Bank of RA.
20:48,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani authorities have once again falsely accused the Armenian Armed Forces of firing at Azeri outposts across the border, the Armenian Ministry of Defense said Thursday.
“The statement disseminated by the MoD of Azerbaijan that allegedly on August 31, at around 19:30 p.m., units of the Armenian Armed Forces discharged fire against the Azerbaijani combat positions located in the eastern part of the border, does not correspond to reality,” the defense ministry said.
19:58,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has called on Azerbaijan to ensure freedom and safety of movement along Lachin Corridor.
The humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh caused by the Azeri blockade was discussed, among other issues, during the EU foreign ministerial meeting in Spain.
Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Borrell called on Baku to open the road.
“We call on the Azerbaijani authorities to ensure safe and free movement along Lachin Corridor,” he said.
21:28,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS. The United States has reiterated its call to immediately re-open the Lachin corridor to humanitarian, commercial, and passenger traffic.
“We are deeply concerned about deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from the continued blockage of food, medicine, and other goods essential to a dignified existence,” the US State Department said in a statement. “The United States has worked continuously with the sides over the past several weeks to allow humanitarian assistance to reach the population of Nagorno-Karabakh. We reiterate our call to immediately re-open the Lachin corridor to humanitarian, commercial, and passenger traffic. Further, officials from Baku and representatives from Stepanakert should convene without delay to agree on the means of transporting critical provisions to the men, women, and children of Nagorno-Karabakh – including additional supply routes – and resume discussions on all outstanding issues. Basic humanitarian assistance should never be held hostage to political disagreements,” it added.