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2022-02-24 15:18:10 Special Representatives for the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey, respectively, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan and Ambassador Serdar Kılıç held a meeting today (February 24) in Vienna. The Special Representatives confirmed that the ultimate goal of the negotiations is to achieve full normalization between Armenia and Turkey, as agreed during their first meeting in Moscow. They exchanged views on possible concrete steps that can be mutually undertaken to that end and reiterated their agreement to continue the process without preconditions. [RA MFA] Open / Comment

2022-02-24 14:32:30 By the decree of the President of Armenia, Artak Davtyan was dismissed from the post of Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Open / Comment

2022-02-24 14:18:26 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has announced the possibility of creating a trilateral format of Azerbaijan-Russia-Turkey cooperation. Aliyev noted that the format of trilateral cooperation has not yet been formulated, meetings at the level of foreign ministers and presidents have not yet been held, but it’s in the process of being formed. Open / Comment

2022-02-24 10:28:51 Today the delegation headed by the Minister of Defense of Armenia Suren Papikyan left to Russia on a working visit. Meetings with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and other high-ranking officials are scheduled during the visit. [RA MoD] Open / Comment

2022-02-24 10:25:58 The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, continuing its practice of periodic disinformation about the situation on the border, states that on the evening of February 23, units of the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire on Azerbaijani positions located on the southeastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. We call on the Azerbaijani side once again to refrain from spreading false information about the situation on the border. The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is relatively stable and is under full control of the RA Armed Forces. [RA MoD] Open / Comment

2022-02-23 20:01:08 Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev held a telephone conversation. The issues of strengthening cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as regional problems, especially relations with Armenia, as well as the Russian-Ukrainian crisis were discussed. Open / Comment

2022-02-23 19:38:58 The interstate allied cooperation between RA and RF is self-sufficient and is in no way conditioned by relations with third countries, if they don’t develop relations to the detriment of the Armenian-Russian alliance. We hope that the declaration (between Russia and Azerbaijan-ed.) will provide an additional opportunity to advance the implementation of the provisions of the three trilateral statements adopted by the heads of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, which can contribute to a lasting and comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict under the mandate of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. [RA MFA spokesperson Vahan Hunanyan] Open / Comment

2022-02-23 19:26:51 The charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Armenia Denis Avtonomov expressed satisfaction with Armenia's position in connection with the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk: "We are very grateful and very positively assess Armenia's position." According to him, Russia's recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics "costs nothing." Speaking about the situation on the contact line, he said: "The shots continue. Almost every day we have losses." Open / Comment

2022-02-23 18:20:56 During the meeting with Prime Minister Pashinyan, Marina Kaljurand, the Co-Chair of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, stressed that the Armenian prisoners of war and civilian detainees held in Azerbaijan should be released immediately, and she will continue to raise this issue. Both sides stressed the need to ensure the entry of international humanitarian organizations to Nagorno Karabakh in order to preserve the Armenian historical, cultural and religious heritage. Open / Comment

2022-02-23 17:32:55 The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has spread an information that units of the Defense Army opened fire on Azerbaijani positions located in the south-eastern direction of Artsakh at around 10:05 on February 23. In fact, the Azerbaijani side violated the ceasefire regime in that section of the border, as a result of which the Armenian side didn’t suffer losses. The relevant information was provided to the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent upon the violation of the ceasefire regime. The Artsakh Defense Army didn’t violate the ceasefire regime in this or any other direction. [Artsakh Defense Army] Open / Comment