ArmInfo. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urges French colleagues not to yield to "disinformation and propaganda of Armenia and the Armenian lobby in France."

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ArmInfo. Foreign journalists and bloggers visited military positions in the military units of the Artsakh Defense Army, located in the northern direction of the  contact line of the troops.

ArmInfo. Despite a number of obstacles, the sphere of tourism in Artsakh has been successfully developing in recent years, as evidenced by the 40% growth of external tourism.

ArmInfo."I think that in the coming decades, given the current situation, the settlement of the Karabakh conflict should not be expected, since the positions of the parties are too far apart." A similar opinion was expressed by the State Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Araik Harutyunyan in a conversation with the ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo.Energy is the most key and dynamically developing sphere of the Artsakh  economy. The State Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Araik Harutyunyan stated this in a conversation with the ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo. Artsakh  is a republic with a stable and dynamically developing economy, which  is clearly reflected in the country's two-digit economic indicators  over the past 10 years, and this is in view of the fact that  Nagorno-Karabakh was not an economically developed region in Soviet  times, and after the war we had to start from scratch. 

ArmInfo. The initiative to hold an extraordinary presidential election in Azerbaijan this April is another demonstration of voluntarism on the part of Aliyev.

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ArmInfo.Press secretary of the ruling Republican Party, Vice Speaker of the Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov pointed to the main messages of the visit of Serzh Sargsyan to France and his speech in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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ArmInfo. Any kind of assault from the enemy will be stopped by the NKR Defense Army. This was stated in a conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo by the press-secretary of the head of Artsakh David Babayan. At the same time, he stated that many Azerbaijani servicemen go to fight in the ranks of the terrorist group "Islamic State" as mercenaries. "There is documentary evidence that Azerbaijani mercenaries are particularly cruel, and the most brutal massacres in the Middle East were committed by Azerbaijani mercenaries, the Syrian side has stated this many times, however, the experience gained by the Azerbaijani military in the ranks of the IG will not help in their attempts at Karabakh, "Babayan said. In the same place, he stressed that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces lost not only rank-and-file officers, but also officers - all those who carry out encroachments on the Karabakh territories. According to him, this will continue, the Armenian side will stop all attacks of the enemy. It should be noted that according to a report by the NKR Defense Army, on January 20 the enemy fired at Karabakh positions located in the northern direction of the line of contact of Karabakh-Azerbaijani troops from percussionous UAVs. In addition, according to the information massed in the media, at the same time, an Azerbaijani sniper group was operating on the contact line, which tried to go deeper into the Armenian territory. However, the enemy's actions were stopped, as a result of which an Azerbaijani officer was killed, who was involved in the capture of the height of the "Lele-tepe" during the April 2016 war.

ArmInfo. Statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the impossibility of a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by one document shows the complexity of this problem, David Babayan, press secretary of the NKR head expressed such an opinion in a conversation to the correspondent of ArmInfo, referring to Lavrov's statement on the phased resolution of the Karabakh conflict. Despite the official position of the Armenian side on the package solution of the Karabakh conflict, Babayan nevertheless agreed with Lavrov that it takes time for a step-by-step solution of the problem that has become seriously complicated since the first Karabakh war. At the same time, Babayan stressed that what Lavrov said is fundamentally different from the "stage-by-stage" option that Azerbaijan insists on. "Azerbaijan insists on the stage-by-stage occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh," Babayan said. According to him, it takes a certain amount of time to eliminate the hatred that is sitting in the Azerbaijani society towards the Armenians, establish contacts, and create prerequisites for dialogue. "Yes, I would like to emphasize once again that there is no hatred towards Azerbaijanis in the Armenian society, we do not consider the Azerbaijani people to be our enemy, for us the enemy is the Azerbaijani authorities propagandizing the fascist and Nazi ideology, but fascism is hated not only to us, but to all civilized countries, "said the representative of the NKR head. At the same time, he stressed that official Stepanakert repeatedly stated the need to implement concrete steps to strengthen confidence-building measures between the parties, including the introduction of confidence-building mechanisms on the contact line, the expansion of the mandate of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the establishment of contacts at the level of civil societies of the two countries, the diversion of snipers from the line of contact, the implementation of certain projects on the sharing of water resources. "This is correct from the point of view of passing some stages to achieve a long-term peace." There is no other option, "Babayan said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at a January 15 press conference that the Nagorno Karabakh issue cannot be resolved once and for all in one document. "This problem in one document will not be solved once and for all." A step-by-step approach is needed that will reflect an agreement on what is possible and will determine the ways of working on issues that require additional discussion in the interests of achieving a final settlement, including the status of Nagorno-Karabakh. So, it's up to the parties, "Lavrov said.

ArmInfo. Representatives of ICRC Baku office visited Armenians in Azerbaijani captivity.

ArmInfo.Stepanakert worry about the fact that the state with the Nazi and fascist ideology with anti Armenian policy, is developing such dangerous weapons as drones.   This was stated in the conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo by the press secretary of Artsakh head David Babayan, referring to the fact that Azerbaijan has started preliminary tests of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) capable of hitting live force and enemy equipment.

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ArmInfo. Artsakh is not against any kind of negotiations, including substantive ones. This was stated in a conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo by the  press secretary of the Artsakh head David Babayan, commenting on the statement of the Azeri Foreign Ministers at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna.

ArmInfo.The branch of Ardshinbank "Tigran Mets" was reopened in a new modernized, re-equipped and modern office. As the press service of the Bank  reports, the branch is equipped with a wide range of technical  capabilities that simplify the process of banking services.

ArmInfo. Obviously, there is some activity on the part of the co- chairs, in connection with the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Armenian Deputy Foreign  Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan stated this in a conversation with  journalists on November 16 after a government meeting.