Nathalie Loiseau, Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs and Subcommittee on Security and Defence of European Parliament referred to the first anniversary of September 19, 2023 attack by Azerbaijan on the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.   “A year ago today, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh and forced hundreds and thousands to flee leaving behind the traces of the first ethnic cleansing of the 21st century. A year later not one person has been able to return home. They are still...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia disseminated statement on the first anniversary of military aggression by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh.  The statement reads:    A year ago, on September 19, as a result of the military attack by Azerbaijan, the entire indigenous population of Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 115,000 Armenians, had to leave their homes within a few days. This displacement, which was the last stage of the ethnic cleansing policy, took place during the session of the UN General Assembly,...

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a non-binding resolution on Wednesday demanding an end to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory within the next 12 months by an overwhelming margin.   The resolution was adopted with 124 votes in favor, 14 against and 43 abstentions, during the UNGA's 10th emergency special session considering Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The resolution demanding that Israel comply with all its legal obligations und...

Tobacco cultivation in Armenia began in the early 19th century, and the Yerevan Tobacco Factory was established in 1924 In 1977, the Yerevan Tobacco Factory was reorganized and renamed «ARMTABAKPROM» - the tobacco production enterprise of Armenia, the traditions of which are now continued by «Grand Tobacco» (1997) and «International Masis Tabak» (2002) companies, founded by Hrant Vardanyan. With the establishment of these companies, the revival of the Armenian tobacco production began. Sinc...

Moscow disagrees with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who claimed that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) poses a threat to the republic, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, TASS reports.   "While it’s up to Armenia to choose strategic and tactical development paths, we must certainly disagree with Mr. Pashinyan," Peskov said responding to a TASS reporter’s question. "The CSTO cannot and does not pose any threat to Armenia’s sovereignty. Rather, the opposite is true: this orga...

On September 18, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan received the Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Armenia Andrew Turner.   Issues on Armenian-Canadian relations, as well as the regional developments and the peace agenda were discussed.   At the meeting reference was also made to the preparatory issues of the visit of the delegation led by the RA NA President to Canada.