Russian border guards to control sections of Goris-Shurnukh-Kapan roadAugust 28, 2021 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian border guards will control certain sections of an interstate road blocked by Azerbaijan in recent days, Mayor of the southern city of Kapan Gevorg Parsyan has said. In particular, the Russian troops will be deployed near the villages of Vorotan and Nor Arajadzor, Parsyan said on Friday, August 27. He also noted that large concrete blocks have been installed in said sections of the road to slow down the movement of vehicles. Parsyan also said that the traffic was restored on the Goris-Shurnukh-Kapan section of the M2 interstate road. The National Security Service confirmed on Thursday that the Armenian side is working to restore traffic on Kapan-Goris highway blocked by the Azerbaijani side since Wednesday evening. Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan revealed later in the day that the Azerbaijani military has blocked another section of an interstate road in the same area. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |