Digest: American Armenian faces 15 years in prison, more on Pashinyan's visit to Georgia

Armenian News - NEWS.am presents the daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 09.09.21:

The court in Goris, Armenia, has decided to transfer to the capital Yerevan the trial over the death of 16 soldiers and two officers.

The motion on the transfer of the hearings was submitted by the legal successors of the victims.

Lieutenant Colonel Andranik Veranyan, the deputy commander of a military unit, stands accused in this trial.

Before the start of the 44-day Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war last fall, the aforesaid soldiers were serving in the military units of Meghri city and Agarak village of Syunik Province of Armenia. But once the war started, these soldiers were taken to Artsakh. But on the way, they were killed in a drone attack by the adversary....

California resident William Stepanyan has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for assaulting five people in a Turkish restaurant in 2020, according to the US Department of Justice website.

On November 4, 2020, Stepanyan sent a text message to his friends that “hunting for [T]urks”.

On the same day, he, together with Harutyun Chalikyan and other Armenians, decided to oppose Turkey's aggression against Armenians.

Several people were injured in the attack. Stepanyan smashed the restaurant's terminal and stole an iPhone from one of the victims....

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia will head for Batumi Thursday, the second day of his official visit to Georgia.

On the first day of his official visit to Georgia, Pashinyan on Wednesday met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and President Salome Zourabichvili.

Also within his visit to Georgia, Nikol Pashinyan paid tribute at the Heroes' Square in the capital Tbilisi.

Governor of Ararat Province of Armenia Razmik Tevonyan today submitted his resignation letter, his assistant Kristine Poghosyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“I can’t say why he has resigned. If necessary, Mr. Tevonyan will personally issue a statement,” Poghosyan added.

The European Union will most likely remove Armenia and five other countries from the safe travel list, meaning visitors or people returning from those countries could face tighter controls on their travels, such as COVID-19 tests or mandatory quarantine.

A special EU health committee has proposed to remove Japan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei and Serbia from the safe list, Reuters reports, citing EU diplomats.

EU Ambassadors who usually follow the advice of the Committee, have already considered this proposal, and decisions are usually made on the weekend.

As of Thursday morning, 587 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, and the total number of these cases has reached 246,997 in the country, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Also, 14 more deaths from COVID-19 were registered, making the respective total 4,968 cases.

In the sixth round of the FIFA World Cup qualifier, the Armenia national team played against Lichtenstein and tied the match 1-1. Throughout the game, Caparros’s team was at a great advantage, but missed a goal and lost a lot of points at the end.

After the tied match, the Armenia team stayed in second place with 11 points and is 1 point behind the leading German team of Group J. In the other matches, the Germany team on Wednesday will play against the Iceland team, and the North Macedonia team will play against Romania.

The teams of Armenia and Lichtenstein played for the sixth time. In the previous five games, the Armenia team scored three victories, and the teams failed to determine the winner two more times.

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