Russia to appoint new Nagorno-Karabakh commander, state media says

  • Colonel-General Alexander Lentsov will take over Russia’s peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh, Sputnik Armenia reported. Moscow has not officially confirmed the news.
  • Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held separate calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and European Council President Charles Michel to discuss Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor.
  • French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is set to travel to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia this week for high-level talks with officials in all three South Caucasus countries.
  • A small passenger plane successfully completed a test flight from Yerevan to the southern town of Kapan, marking just the second time that route has been flown in three decades.

Credits: Ruptly

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