Armenia

Moscow requested clarification from Yerevan on the decision of the Armenian government’s decision to submit the Rome Statute to the parliament for ratification, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing on September 5.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov expressed disagreement with the statement of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan about the possibility of Russia's withdrawal from the South Caucasus, made days earlier in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, RIA Novosti reports on September 5.

Deputy Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan in an interview to the Public Television aired on 4 September has dismissed several points expressed earlier in a publication by the Russian official TASS news agency.

A coupon system for bread sales will be introduced in Stepanakert, the Public TV of Arstakh said in a video report aired the day before.

The Russian news agency TASS on September 4 published a lengthy article about a conversation with an unnamed "diplomatic source" about the Kremlin's position on Yerevan's foreign policy.

Armenian Investigative Committee reported on 3 September that the Airport in Kapan was again targeted by small arms from the adjacent territory of Azerbaijan. The incident, according to the report had occurred at 3:00 in the morning of 1 September.

Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grogoyan on 4 September told reporters that Azerbaijan so far has not responded to Armenian new proposals on the planned bilateral treaty, mentioned by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on 25 August.

One person was wounded when Azerbaijani Armed Forces violated the ceasefire near Tchankatagh, in the Martakert district, the Artsakh Defense Army statement says on 3 September.