Armenia
Suren Papikyan received the French ambassador
On August 9, RA Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to RA Olivier Decotigny and the newly appointed military attaché, Lt. Col. Arno Eli.

The intensity of UV radiation is significantly higher than normal
Avoiding direct sunlight during the day between 11:00 and 17:00 is recommended.

Ararat Mirzoyan spoke about the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh in a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Lithuania.
On August 9, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan spoke with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.

Minister Robert Khachatryan had a farewell meeting with EU Ambassador Andrea Victorin
The minister welcomed the ambassador, thanked him for the joint work, and wished him success in his future activities.
Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin Corridor and is using hunger as a weapon and a political tool against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. Edmon Marukyan
In an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde, Elchin Amirbekov, the representative of the Azerbaijani president for special assignments, admitted that Azerbaijan has closed the Lachin corridor and is using hunger as a weapon and a political tool against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.