ArmInfo. The Defense College of the North Atlantic Alliance issued a report on the Russian military presence in the South Caucasus and the troops in Armenia.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of  Republic of Artsakh Masis Mailyan in his interview with ArmInfo tells about the priorities of the  state entity he heads, the prospects for the negotiation process to determine the future of  Artsakh people. He talks about the tools that Russia operates in the Karabakh settlement process, shares the vision of international prospects for the process of strengthening the Artsakh border  and resolving the problems of refugees.   

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ArmInfo. Artsakh Foreign Minister Masis Mailyan is convinced that Russia did not change its position in favor of Baku during the "four-day" April war in 2016.

ArmInfo.In the Global Index of Militarization published by the International Center for Conversion in Bonn (BICC) - 2017, Armenia, after yielding to Singapore and Israel, took 3rd place.

ArmInfo. Armenia, especially  under the influence of its Diaspora, blocked all channels for  cooperation with Turkey, and therefore remained beyond all energy,  transport and trade projects.

ArmInfo.No reasons to have expectations for  real deterioration of Turkey's relations with the West, in particular, with NATO, as well as Ankara's participation in  the Karabakh settlement in the foreseeable future.  This opinion was  voiced by the leading research associate of the Institute of World  Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of  Sciences Viktor Nadein-Rayevsky.

ArmInfo.Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on External Relations Armen Ashotyan during the meeting with the Deputy Head of the NATO Liaison Office in the South Caucasus, Rosaria Pulizi, stressed the importance of NATO-Armenia  cooperation, and in this context the role of parliamentary diplomacy.

Independent analyst, ex-Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Arman Melikyan in his interview with ArmInfo forecasts the prospects of  Armenia-EU Agreement, talks about the possibilities of integrating Armenia into rapid global political changes. He speaks about Russia's role and Turkey's expectations of the Karabakh settlement, the beneficiaries of deterring Turkish military-political and economic activity in a number of areas.

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ArmInfo.November 17, 2017 Turkey became an official member of Byurakan Astronomical Center named after  Victor Hambartsumyan.

ArmInfo.Armenia ranked 75th in the Global Terrorism Index, entered the list of countries with a low level of terrorist threat.

ArmInfo.In Moscow, Serzh Sargsyan will discuss with Vladimir Putin the Agreement with the EU that is being prepared for signing on November 24, prospects and the  price of its own premiership and, of course, the Artsakh problem. Director of the Armenian Center for Political and International Relations Aghasi Yenokyan expressed the opinion of ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.The prospect of signing the Armenia-EU comprehensive and expanded partnership agreement is of concern to the Chairman of the Union of Domestic  Producers of Armenia Vazgen Safaryan. "While Turkey is moving towards  Russia, Armenia is looking towards the EU, a similar situation was  observed in 1918-1920, as a result of which the Armenians lost  Nakhijevan and the Kars region," he told journalists on November 13.

ArmInfo.To draw parallels between the Karabakh conflict and the Kurdish and Catalan processes is not only illogical, but also illiterate. Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov said in a conversation with ArmInfo correspondent in response to the statement of his Azerbaijani colleague Bahar Muradova that the international community should apply identical approaches to all these three processes, rather than being guided by double standards.

ArmInfo.Turkey exported new military and aviation products to Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo.The return of Artsakh territories as a result of the Putin-Erdogan deal is incapable  to ensure the long-term realization of Armenian interests and  peacekeeping , primarily because there is no guarantee of respect for  our interests by other participants in such a deal. Such an opinion  was expressed 6to ArmInfo by ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of NKR,  independent analyst Arman Melikyan.

ArmInfo. A breakthrough in the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement is not to be expected in the foreseeable future. Director of the Caucasus  Institute Alexander Iskandaryan announced at a press conference in Yerevan on November 7.

ArmInfo. The balance of power in the region has never been violated. The Russian analyst, expert on the South Caucasus Sergey Markedonov, expressed such an opinion on November 3 in Yerevan in a conversation with journalists on a question of ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. President of  Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev informed his Turkish colleague Recep Tayyip  Erdogan about the situation in negotiation process on  Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.