Topic: Gegharkunik

YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — Operations at the Sotk gold mine in Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province have been halted partially because of cross-border fire from nearby Azerbaijani army positions, Gegharkunik Governor Karen Sargsyan[...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL/Panorama.am) — One Azerbaijani and two Armenian soldiers were killed in heavy fighting that broke out on Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday, January 11. The Armenian Defense Ministry[...]

By Karine Ghazaryan On October 18, Armenia’s outspoken human rights ombudsman Arman Tatoyan announced that Azerbaijani forces were fortifying their presence in a small bit of Gegharkunik province where they[...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The Armenian Defense Ministry confirmed on Thursday, August 5, that Russia has deployed more troops along Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan amid lingering tensions there. A statement released[...]

By Joshua Kucera YEREVAN (Eurasianet.org) — Armenia is seeking to deploy Russian border guards along its entire border with Azerbaijan as tensions and violence between the two countries continue to[...]

YEREVAN (Arka) — U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy visited on July 26 the Gegharkunik province, which has extended border with Azerbaijan, Armenian Defense ministry reported. It said the Ambassador[...]