Ararat Mirzoyan to visit Turkey

RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will leave for Turkey on February 15.  This is reported by the RA MFA.

Minister Mirzoyan will meet the RA rescue team carrying out search and rescue operations in the earthquake-affected city of Adiyaman.

During the visit, a meeting between Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu will take place in Ankara.

Putin and Aliyev reaffirmed their willingness to fulfill the tripartite agreements 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev discussed the current situation in the South Caucasus during a telephone conversation.

This is reported by the Kremlin's official website.

Putin and Aliyev noted the importance of consistent steps to ensure stability and security on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

In that context, the willingness to unconditionally fulfill the entire complex of relevant agreements between Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia was reaffirmed.

A soldier wounded by enemy fire in the direction of Norabak - RA Ministry of Defense

On February 14, around 6:05 p.m., in the direction of Norabak, according to preliminary data, a soldier of the N military unit of the Defense Ministry, D.P., was wounded by an enemy shot.

The serviceman's condition is assessed as moderate, his life is not in danger.

An investigation is underway to fully clarify the circumstances of the incident. This is reported by the RA Ministry of Defense.

Azerbaijani president and special representative of Russia discuss the course of negotiations between Armenia, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Khovayev discussed the progress of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the work on the peace treaty, ARMENPRESS was informed from Azerbaijani media.

According to the source, Khovaev informed the President of Azerbaijan about his visit to the region, and the steps taken by Russia to support the negotiation process for the preparation of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Earlier, Igor Khovaev visited Armenia. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed with Khovaev the humanitarian crisis created in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor and the steps to overcome it.

Armenian rescuers completed their mission in Syria

On February 13, the Armenian urban search and rescue team completed its search and rescue operations in the Syrian Arab Republic of Aleppo. Already today, February 14, Armenian rescuers arrived in Armenia. 

They were welcomed by the director of the rescue service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the deputy minister of internal affairs, colonel Kamo Tsutsulyan and the deputy director of the rescue service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, colonel Tigran Petrosyan.

Welcoming the rescuers at the airport, Kamo Tsutsulyan personally thanked the rescuers for their work and selfless service on behalf of himself and the Minister of Internal Affairs.

The West did not impose anything on the Armenian side: The Secretary of the Security Council about the statements of the Russian side 

The West did not impose anything on the Armenian side.  Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan said this in a conversation with journalists, referring to the criticism of the Russian side regarding the deployment of the EU civilian mission in Armenia.

 "No one can force us to do anything.  In this context, the West did not impose anything on us.  The deployment of that mission was the decision of the Armenian side.  I can say that the arrival of that mission is also related to our experience.  What do I mean?  In May and November 2021, there was an attack on the sovereign territory of Armenia, a large-scale attack also took place in September last year.  And taking into account the experience that the existing security guarantees do not work, Armenia has invited the EU civilian mission in order to create certain security guarantees," said Grigoryan, noting that the deployment of the EU civilian mission will create additional security guarantees.

He stated that Armenia is in favor of having discussions between Stepanakert and Baku in an internationally visible framework, and Armenia continues to work with its international partners on the establishment of this mechanism.

Grigoryan mentioned that there is a reference to Nagorno Karabakh in the peace agreement, but it should be taken into account that the document is not yet final, as negotiations are underway.

7 patients were transferred from Artsakh to Armenia under the accompaniment of ICRC, 3 patients returned to Artsakh

Because of the blockade by Azerbaijan of the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia, 7 people from the "Republican Medical Center" of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Artsakh with serious diseases of the tumor and cardiovascular system, as well as pathologies requiring emergency surgical interventions, today, February 14, with the mediation and accompaniment of the International Committee of the Red Cross, were transferred to RA specialized medical centers. 3 medical patients, who were referred to Armenia for treatment within the framework of the state order, returned to Artsakh with their companions.

As the Artsakh Ministry of Healthcare informs, scheduled surgeries continue to be suspended in the medical facilities of the Republic.