Syunik

Road accident injured 20 servicemen in Armenia

Road accident injured 20 servicemen in Armenia

Twenty servicemen were injured as a result of the road accident in Armenia's southern Syunik province, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense reported. The condition of one of them is assessed as extremely …

Armenia captures Azerbaijani soldier

Armenia captures Azerbaijani soldier

The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reported that an Azerbaijani serviceman became disoriented this morning as a result of unfavorable weather …

Trucks accident reported in Armenia's Syunik

Trucks accident reported in Armenia's Syunik

Three trucks drove off the road and overturned in the Syunik region of Armenia, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. According to the ministry, ZIL and JAC trucks overturned at the 6th kilometer …

U.S. authorities had first contact with Armenians of Khankendi

U.S. authorities had first contact with Armenians of Khankendi

A delegation from the United States visited the registration center for Karabakh emigrants who decided to move to Armenia on September 25, TASS reported. The registration centre in Syunik province was visited by United States …

EU opens operation center in southern Armenia

EU opens operation center in southern Armenia

The operational base of the EU Observation Mission in Armenia was opened in Kapan on August 2. In his speech, head of the EU Mission to Armenia Markus Ritter expressed hope that the opening of this center will bring peace to Syunik. …

Detention of Azerbaijani soldier in Armenia extended

Detention of Azerbaijani soldier in Armenia extended

Armenia's court has extended the detention of Azerbaijani serviceman. Thus, the detention of the Azerbaijani soldier Huseyn Akhundov has been prolonged for three months. "The Court of General Jurisdiction of …

Defense Ministry servicemen killed in car accident in Armenia

Defense Ministry servicemen killed in car accident in Armenia

Two contract servicemen died as a result of an accident near the village of Armenia's Syunik province, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry said. Two servicemen were taken to a garrison hospital with various …

36 trucks rescued from mud in Syunik

36 trucks rescued from mud in Syunik

Armenian rescuers rescued 36 trucks from the mud in the Syunik region, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the republic reports. "The day before, at 13:57, the Syunik Regional Crisis Management Center …

Pashinyan puts Armenia up for auction between Russia and West

Pashinyan puts Armenia up for auction between Russia and West

The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains tense. On May 27, a group of Armenian soldiers was detained by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces while crossing the state border. Baku defined the incident as a sabotage attack by the Armenian military, while Yerevan hastened to announce the capture of the soldiers of the engineering troops, for some reason sent to the zone of imminent confrontation

Armenia donates land area in Zangezur corridor  to Russia

Armenia donates land area in Zangezur corridor to Russia

The Armenian Cabinet passed a decision on May 27 on donating some land areas in the towns of Kapan, Meghri and Tegh to the Russian Federal Security Service Border Guard Division deployed in Armenia. According to Sputnik Armenia, the …

Residents of Syunik protesting against Nikol Pashinyan's visit

Residents of Syunik protesting against Nikol Pashinyan's visit

Residents of the southern Armenian town of Meghri in the Syunik region greeted today the visiting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with whistles and insults. Pashinyan made a surprise visit to Syunik on April 20, having visited several …

Syunik region refuses to obey Nikol Pashinyan

Syunik region refuses to obey Nikol Pashinyan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan left Yerevan for Syunik region today to inspect the process of demarcation and delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, but so far he has not been able to reach the border town of Goris - all roads …

Passenger killed in Armenia’s Kapan as two cars collided

Passenger killed in Armenia’s Kapan as two cars collided

One person died and several others were injured in a road accident in Kapan of Armenia’s Syunik Province. Two cars, Nissan Bluebird and Hyundai, collided at night, and the drivers and two passengers were taken to Kapan town …