ArmInfo. The Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, the head of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Arpine  Hovhannisyan, informed the European colleagues about the shelling of  the territory of Armenia by Azerbaijan, as a result of which the  shepherd Suren Sepkhanyan was wounded. Hovhannisyan wrote about this  on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Turkish President  Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group of  delaying the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign  Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told about the purpose of his visit to  Nagorno-Karabakh.

ArmInfo.France is ready to continue efforts aimed at expanding close cooperation with  friendly Armenia in various spheres. On this eve, during a meeting with RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is in Paris on a working visit, said the French President Emmuel Macron.

ArmInfo. Large-scale  operational and tactical exercises will be held in Azerbaijan from  September 17 to 22 involving various types, general and special  forces, associations and formations of the Azerbaijani army.

ArmInfo.Stepanakert considers that in order to achieve a comprehensive and lasting peace in the region, it is necessary to restore full-fledged participation  of Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiation process for the settlement of  the conflict, Spokesman of the President of Artsakh David Babayan  stated in a conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Russia considers that the final status of Nagorno- Karabakh must be determined politically and diplomatically on the basis of the agreements of the  parties to the conflict. This was stated during the briefing by the  official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria  Zakharova, touching on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

ArmInfo. The international community at all levels should continue to resolutely address the dangerous phenomena of the abuse of information technologies and the  media for the dissemination of hatred and intolerance.  Armenian  Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated this in Geneva during a  speech at the 39th meeting of the Human Rights Council.

ArmInfo.The conditional war declared by Armenia to Azerbaijan within the framework of command-staff exercises "Shant-2018" caused a hysterical reaction  Baku.

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ArmInfo. Concluding a two-day visit to Armenia, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) welcomed the ongoing efforts to  implement electoral reforms in the country, urging broad political  consensus for any changes to the electoral system. He reiterated the  OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly's commitment to supporting  Armenia's continued democratic development.

ArmInfo. The last document, which was presented at the negotiating table on the Karabakh settlement, which was inherited from the previous authorities, did  not touch upon the status of Artsakh at all, it only spoke about the  need for the return of territories controlled by the Armenian side to  Azerbaijan. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this from the  rostrum of the Armenian parliament.

ArmInfo.OSCE supports Minsk Group's activities on the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger told journalists in  Baku today, Trend reports.

ArmInfo. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Secretary General of the  Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Thomas  Greminger, with whom he discussed the Karabakh issue and the actions  of the new Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in the Karabakh  direction.

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ArmInfo. Armenia attaches great importance to relations with Georgia, based on centuries-old mutual trust and mutual understanding, and is committed to taking  practical steps to raise them to a qualitatively new level, Armenian  Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated this during his meeting  with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, the press service of  the Armenian Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.On September 10^th of 2018 Prime Minister of Armenia and Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze, who is in Armenia on an official visit, visited Yerevan Brandy Company. According to the visit program Prime Ministers visited the ARARAT Museum of Yerevan Brandy Company, where they were introduced to the rich history and production process of the legendary Armenian brandy ARARAT. 

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign  Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan received on September 7 the newly  appointed Ukrainian Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia Petr Lytvyn  on the occasion of the delivery of copies of his credentials.

ArmInfo. Our relations with Russia are of special importance for us and occupy a special place, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in his interview to the program "Zinuzh", prior to his departure to Russia.

ArmInfo. Armenian Americans, friends of Armenia, human rights activists, and advocates for peace are calling on their U.S. Senators to carefully scrutinize President Trump's nomination of career Foreign Service Officer Earle Litzenberger to serve as Ambassador to Azerbaijan, as part of an Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) nationwide advocacy campaign.  The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to begin consideration of Litzenberger's nomination to fill the currently vacant posting, a process that will include a hearing, responses to written questions, and then, potentially, votes in committee and by the full Senate. President Obama's nominee for the post, Matt Bryza, was twice denied Senate confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Baku, over concerns regarding his evident bias on Azerbaijan, Turkish and Armenian issues, ultimately only serving one year in this position under a recess appointment.  The ANCA website - www.anca.org/azerbaijan - provides concerned individuals an opportunity to directly request that both of their U.S. Senators ask questions during the Litzenberger confirmation process.  "There's never been a more urgent need for clarity regarding the nature and scope of American relations with the Aliyev regime," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "This confirmation process provides a much- needed opportunity for substantive Congressional oversight of an increasingly troubled U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral relationship, characterized by escalating aggression against Armenians, a worsening crackdown on dissent, and a well- funded campaign to manipulate the American political process." Traditionally, U.S. Senators have focused their questioning of U.S.  Ambassador-designates to Azerbaijan on an array of regional priorities, including the peace process, investigative mechanisms, and strengthening the cease-fire, as well as domestic concerns regarding the Aliyev regime's crushing of dissent.  According to the White House, Litzenberger, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister- Counselor, currently serves as Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the Department of State.  During his career in the Foreign Service, he has served as Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund; Deputy Chief of Mission to the United States Mission to NATO; NATO Deputy Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan; Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia; and Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.  Litzenberger earned a B.A. from Middlebury College and M.S. from the United States Army War College. He is the recipient of the Matilda W.  Sinclaire Language Award. He also speaks French, Russian, Serbian, and Bulgarian.