Armenian News - NEWS.am presents the daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 07.05.21:

40 ISLAMISTS

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The Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia has declared a search against 40 Islamist militiamen who fought in Nagorno-Karabakh [Artsakh].

As Prosecutor General of Armenia Artur Davtyan noted, the factual data showed that Turkey selected mercenaries and helped transfer them to Azerbaijan before the start of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.

“An Armenian court has already sentenced two militiamen to life in prison. Now we’re looking for nearly 40 more militiamen and the heads of groupings who participated in the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh,” he noted.

FRENCH MFA

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French MFA has called for an immediate release of all captured Armenians.

In a tweet, the French MFA noted that the release of three Armenians by Azerbaijan is a positive gesture in this regard.

The French Foreign Ministry also tweeted a May 5 statement by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

The release has also been welcomed by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Swedish FM Ann Linde.

She called on the parties to urgently complete the exchange of all detainees and bodies, as required by international humanitarian law.

PERSON FOUND DEAD

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Person, 74, has been found dead at a Yerevan building courtyard.

The rescuers who had arrived at the scene carried this person’s body to a waiting ambulance.

WB

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The World Bank has expressed its readiness to become a free-of-charge co-funder for four of the 25 anti-crisis measures in Armenia and wants to provide $3,718,000 to these programs.

The overall goal of this grant is to help strengthen the resilience of those affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict, and to promote social cohesion and employment in host communities.

MOSCOW

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Armenian parliament speaker Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a visit to Moscow from May 16 to 18.

According to Lavrov, Armenian delegations are expected to pay several visits to the Russian Federation in the coming months.

The minister also noted that there is active development of the political dialogue and that there is also political dialogue at a high level.

COVID-19

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As of Friday morning, 356 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, and the total number of these cases has reached 218,681 in the country.

Also, 17 more deaths from COVID-19 were registered, making the respective total 4,209 cases.

The number of people who have recovered over the past one day is 1,034, the total respective number so far is 203,307.

INITIATIVE

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Kim Kardashian, Serj Tankian, Cher & Eric Esrailian have called to join the Teach For Armenia initiative in expanding educational opportunities for students in Armenia and Artsakh.

On Thursday, May 6, Teach For Armenia will hold an online event #HopeForArmenia, dedicated to Teach For Armenia’s work to create access to educational opportunities for students of Armenia and Artsakh.

Teach For Armenia’s Nation-Builders program is an opportunity for committed individuals from all over the world to invest in the development of Armenia and Artsakh through education.