Armenia
Chairman of the "Tashir" group of companies, Samvel Karapetyan congratulated Ruben Vardanyan
Chairman of "Tashir" group of companies, Samvel Karapetyan, congratulated Ruben Vardanyan on accepting the offer of the position of Artsakh state minister and expressed hope that Vardanyan's initiative will implement new projects aimed at the development of the region.

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire again in the direction of the Armenian positions
The Armenian side has no losses.

The RA Security Council Secretary met with the head of the British Defense Department in Eastern Europe
On October 20, Secretary of the Council of Ministers Armen Grigoryan met with the delegation led by the head of the British defense department in Eastern Europe, aviation commander (general) Pete Crockford. Her Majesty the Queen's Ambassador to Armenia, Mr. John Gallagher, was also present at the meeting.

The President visited several leading Bulgarian IT companies
During the visit, the directions of cooperation and the possibilities of implementation of joint programs were discussed. An agreement was reached to maintain active contact to continue the discussions and take practical steps.
Zdravko Dimitrov mentioned the ethnic Armenian mayors of Plovdiv during the meeting with the RA President
As part of his state visit to the Republic of Bulgaria, the President of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan, left Sofia on October 19 for the Armenian city of Plovdiv, where he met with the mayor of Plovdiv, Zdravko Dimitrov.