Sargsyan: Armenia will continue to defend Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has said that Armenia will meet its commitment to protect Nagorno-Karabakh, Interfax reported.
Armenia has lost 18 servicemen and another 35 were injured during the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Deutsche Welle.
Sargsyan also stated that the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was entrusted to develop the Mutual Military Assistance Pact in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
According to the …
At least 19 Ukrainian servicemen were killed last month in the Donbas
At least 19 Ukrainian servicemen were killed, and 128 were injured in the month of March in the Donbas, as reported by the DPA agency on the 2nd of April. On March 31st alone, one serviceman was killed, and eight were injured as a result of hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
Two Ukrainian soldiers die on March 20th, and another two were killed on March 25th. According to information that was released during the last month by the press center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, not all losses were the …
Lawyer discloses details of mass arrest of 35 Crimean Tatars
Crimean lawyer Emile Kurbedinov disclosed the details of the mass detention of 35 Crimean Tatars in the Crimean village Pioners'ke. According to him, the operation was carried out by masked gunmen who did not provide identification, Krym.Realii reported.
The lawyer said that at about 10:30 pm on April 1st, armed men stormed the café Baghdad in the Crimean village.
"All the visitors were put in a line facing the wall. The underage and individuals of Slavic appearance were almost immediately …
The World Bank notes the first signs of the stabilization of the Ukrainian economy
The World Bank has noted the first signs of the stabilization of the Ukrainian economy. As the World Bank Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Qimiao Fan, stated on the 1st of April, the World Bank forecasts that the GDP of the country can grow by 1% in 2016 and 2% in 2017. In addition, the World Bank has estimated that inflation in the country will amount to 15% in 2016 and 11% in 2017.
According to the representative of the World Bank, the reforms implemented by Kiev are …
Kobyakov: Belarus is dissatisfied with the quality of Russian oil
The quality of Russian oil supplied to Belarus has recently deteriorated, said Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov, in an interview with RIA Novosti. He noted that there is a constant discussion between Moscow and Minsk on issues related to the supply of raw materials. According to Kobyakov, both parties are generally on the same page, but disagreements do arise, Rosbalt reported.
"For example, we would want for the oil that arrives in Belarus through the pipeline to be of higher quality, …