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2021-02-19 22:35:45 Karen Bekaryan, co-founder of Quartet Media, and Ara Saghatelyan, former Chief of Staff of the National Assembly, are arrested. Open / Comment

2021-02-19 21:39:17 National Security Service arrested Karen Bekaryan, co-founder of Quartet Media, Ara Saghatelyan, former Chief of Staff of the National Assembly, and Angela Elibegova, expert in Azerbaijani studies. Earlier the NSS searched Karen Bekaryan's apartment and Ara Saghatelyan's office. Open / Comment

2021-02-19 17:36:29 Results of the survey conducted by Gallup International Association

Are snap parliamentary elections necessary to be held in Armenia?
Definitely necessary - 37.1%
Rather necessary - 21.3%
Rather unnecessary - 13.6%
Absolutely not necessary - 19.7% Open / Comment

2021-02-19 14:22:58 Definition “unnamed sources”, used in the draft amendments to the Law on Media, made place for misunderstanding by professionals. The amendments don’t regard confidential media sources, and considering RA Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan’s comments, the definition “unnamed sources” will be replaced by “unidentified sources”. The authors of the draft, representing My Step faction, today during the meeting with Arman Tatoyan highlighted that the draft wouldn’t include any point or concept controversial to the freedom of speech. Open / Comment

2021-02-19 09:58:55 Coronavirus update. On 19 February as of 11:00 in Armenia registered:
Confirmed cases in total -170 011 (+191) (6.5%)
Recovered – 161 790 (+213)
Active cases – 4 266
Total tests – 697 288 (+2 931)
Deaths –3 158 (+2)
Deaths, caused by other reasons –797 (+3) [Ministry of Health] Open / Comment

2021-02-18 18:23:28 Former mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan and other former officials are charged with abuse of official authority. [Investigative Committee] Open / Comment

2021-02-18 16:22:07 On February 18, the President of the RA National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri.

Touching upon the Artsakh conflict, Ararat Mirzoyan has stated that it is necessary to call into life the affirmed agreements after the tripartite statement of November 9: to carry out the urgent exchange of prisoners of war and other captive persons as a priority with the principle all-for-all. The Speaker also added that the conflict could not be considered solved eventually, unless the issue of Nagorno Karabakh status would be regulated in the format of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship – the Artsakh Armenians’ right to self-determination.

Ambassador Zohouri has informed that the Iranian side welcomes the reaching of the agreement on ceasefire in Artsakh and has reaffirmed the viewpoint voiced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Zarif that the problem of repatriation of prisoners of war shall be speedily solved. Open / Comment