Digest: Armenia soldier goes missing for month; Macron, Putin congratulate Pashinyan on election win

Armenian News - NEWS.am presents the daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 25.06.21:

A conscript of the Armed Forces of Armenia is considered missing for more than a month.

The relevant bodies continue to search. They assure by 90 percent that he has not been taken captive by Azerbaijan and is in the territory of Armenia, but we do not know where he is.

A criminal case has been initiated, a search has been announced within its framework, but the fact is that there is no child.

Private Norik Mkrtchyan, a conscript of this military unit, had left the unit of his own accord.

The international community continues to congratulate Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan on winning the snap parliamentary elections.

In his message, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, noted that France and Armenia have exceptional relations based on the historical ties between the peoples and 'are nurtured by a privileged dialogue between the governments, parliaments, local authorities, as well as civil societies of our countries.'

President of Russian Vladimir Putin has also congratulated Nikol Pashinyan noting the mutual willingness to strengthen the federal ties between Armenia and Russia. Opinions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were exchanged as well.

The five political forces that are represented in the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) parliament noted the polarization following the last war unleashed by Azerbaijan on September 27, 2020.

"Various layers of the Armenian society have become the target of uncalled-for insults; threats are made, and phenomena are manifested that are inappropriate for the spirit of the unity of Armenians," they said in a statement.

They called on everyone to be balanced, tolerant in expressing their opinions and approaches, and to show a respectful approach toward each other.

Presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh during their phone talks today.

The operations of the Russian-Turkish ceasefire and hostilities control center were positively assessed. The parties reaffirmed the mutual willingness to continue coordination, including coordination in favor of economic development and restoration of transport infrastructures in the region.

By the decree of President Armen Sarkissian, Ishkhan Matevosyan has been relieved of the post of Head of the Engineering Troops-Head of Department of the Armed Forces of Armenia.

And also Armen Vardanyan has been relieved of the post of Head of the Air Defense Troops-Head of Department of Armenia.

As of Friday morning, 102 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, and the total number of these cases has reached 224,635 in the country.

A total of 4,505 patients have died from COVID-19 in Armenia.

Meanwhile, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has reported a total of 904 COVID-19 cases.

A total of 2,888 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed and 26,203 coronavirus tests have been conducted so far in Artsakh.

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