ArmInfo. Shushi is an Armenian  cultural center and we will never accept the fact that the city can  become an Azerbaijani cultural center.  Armenian Foreign Minister Ara  Aivazian stated this from the rostrum of the parliament.  According  to Aivazian, the statements of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are  very contradictory. On the one hand, Aliyev claims that the Karabakh  issue has been resolved, on the other, he makes provocative  statements, fueling the conflict.

ArmInfo.On January 19, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh David Babayan sent letters to specialized bodies within United Nations and Council of  Europe as well as to the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and  Personal Representative of the Chairperson in Office in connection  with the situation with the Armenian prisoners of war and civilians  illegally held in detention by Azerbaijan. The press service of the  Artsakh Foreign Ministry reported.

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan has extensive experience in carrying out provocations. By doing this, it solves several problems at once - local, regional and geopolitical.  Artsakh President's Advisor David Babayan stated this in an interview  with ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo.The Russian military base in Nagorno-Karabakh would strengthen security and stability in the region on a long-term basis, said David Babayan, adviser to the NKR president on foreign policy. At the same time, Babayan expressed  concerns about the militants who may leave Turkey's subordination.  This was reported by Kommersant.

ArmInfo.The General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia is taking actions to prevent  Azerbaijan from placing on the international wanted list former and  current officials of Armenia and Artsakh.

ArmInfo.Turkey will not allow any indulgences and concessions on the issue of transferring territories to Azerbaijan in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict. The Turkey's defense department made this statement after  two-day Russian-Turkish consultations on the formation of a joint  Observation Center for Karabakh.

ArmInfo. The enemy has crossed the "red line", and this will indeed lead to serious regional and global clashes. Artsakh President's advisor David Babayan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.The ceasefire announced from midnight on the line of contact between the Karabakh and Azerbaijani troops is indefinite. This was stated at a briefing  in Stepanakert by the adviser to the President of Karabakh David  Babayan.

ArmInfo.Stepanakert does not cherish high hopes for diplomatic efforts in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone at the moment.

ArmInfo.  "The more the enemy  tries to intimidate us, the tougher we become." Artsakh President's  Advisor David Babayan stated this at a briefing on October 7.

ArmInfo. The main mission of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs at this stage should be to end the war. I am convinced that, of course, the necessary stage of appeals and  statements should be replaced by tougher methods. A similar opinion  was expressed to ArmInfo by David Babayan, Adviser to the President  of the Republic of Artsakh on Foreign Relations.

ArmInfo.  Hatred of Armenia in  Azerbaijan today is so strong that the Baku authorities discredit  themselves with their statements. Artsakh President's advisor David  Babayan stated this in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo.Artsakh President made his first staff appointments. In particular, Masis Mayilyan was reassigned to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Artsakh. On  his Facebook page in a video message, Arayik Harutyunyan stated that  during the presidential election campaign Mayilyan was his main  rival. "However, then I made a call for cooperation and Mayilyan  responded to it," the NKR President emphasized.

ArmInfo. Yesterday's statement by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is not new or unprecedented, but it is interesting. This was announced on May 29 in an interview with  ArmInfo correspondent by adviser to the President of Artsakh on  foreign affaires, David Babayan, commenting on yesterday's statement  by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

ArmInfo. An acceptable,  comprehensive and final settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict  is essential for Artsakh, while the way this goal will be achieved,  whether through a phased or package approach, is of secondary  importance. The Spokesperson of Artsakh President David Babayan  expressed a similar opinion in an interview with ArmInfo  correspondent.

ArmInfo.Today in Artsakh is a day of silence before the elections, when the election campaign is prohibited by law.

ArmInfo.I would not want to see a political connotation on the issue of the U.S. refusal to continue providing humanitarian assistance for demining in Artsakh.  Presidential candidate from the " Artsakh Conservative Party  ",  spokesperson of the NKR President David Babayan stated this in an  interview with ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo.There are political forces in Artsakh that speculate even on an issue of the coronavirus pandemic. Presidential candidate from the " Artsakh Conservative  Party ", spokesperson of the NKR President David Babayan stated this  in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo. There can't be a return to the past in the Karabakh issue, " David Babayan, NKR  President's Spokesperson and presidential candidate from the "Artsakh  Conservative Party" stated in an interview with ArmInfo's  correspondent.

ArmInfo.  The results of theelections in Artsakh are unpredictable and the likelihood of a  second round remains unclear.