Former Karabakh army chief to be discharged from hospital "in 2-3 days"November 30, 2020 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Defense Army Jalal Harutyunyan will be discharged from the hospital "within 2-3 days," Head of the Armenian Defense Ministry's Information and Public Relations Department Gevorg Altunyan said Monday, November 30, Panorama.am reports. Harutyunyan was relieved of his post in late October after sustaining major injuries during military hostilities unleashed by Azerbaijan, and was replaced by Lieutenant General Mikayel Arzumanyan. Altunyan reported positive changes in the former army chief's health who will receive outpatient treatment after being discharged. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side is returning all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. 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. |