tass--2020-10-04--Belarusian move to withdraw Polish, Lithuanian diplomats harms dialogue with EU - Borrell

BRUSSELS , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
The Belarusian authorities ’ decision to reduce diplomatic presence of Poland and Lithuania after the introduction of EU sanctions against the country is `` against the logic '' of dialogue with the European Union and further isolates Minsk , EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Sunday .
`` The demand of the Belarusian authorities that Poland and Lithuania withdraw their ambassadors and significantly reduce their diplomatic representations in Minsk is unfounded and regrettable .
It goes against the logic of dialogue and will only further isolate the authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Attempts by the Belarusian authorities to target certain EU Member States will not succeed in weakening EU unity , which was clearly reaffirmed by the European Council on 1 October when all EU Member States called on the Belarusian authorities to end violence and repression , release all detainees and political prisoners , respect media freedom and civil society , and start an inclusive national dialogue , '' he noted .
On the same day , the EU leaders approved sanctions against 40 Belarusian officials .
`` The EU continues to support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to elect their President through new free and fair elections , without external interference , '' Borrell said .
Earlier , Borrell explained that Brussels did not consider funding the opposition media and organizations , providing political and media support to the protests and receiving Belarusian opposition leaders in the EU countries as meddling in the country ’ s affairs and planned to continue this effort .
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Anatoly Glaz said on Friday that the ambassadors of Belarus in Poland and Lithuania had been recalled to Minsk for consultations starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vilnius had been advised to do the same .
In addition , the Belarusian Foreign Ministry recommended that by October 9 Poland should reduce its diplomatic staff from 50 to 18 and Lithuania from 25 to 14 given the countries ’ `` destructive '' activity .
He also noted that Minsk would impose visa restrictions against the most biased EU representatives .

BRUSSELS, October 4. /TASS/. The Belarusian authorities’ decision to reduce diplomatic presence of Poland and Lithuania after the introduction of EU sanctions against the country is "against the logic" of dialogue with the European Union and further isolates Minsk, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Sunday.
"The demand of the Belarusian authorities that Poland and Lithuania withdraw their ambassadors and significantly reduce their diplomatic representations in Minsk is unfounded and regrettable. It goes against the logic of dialogue and will only further isolate the authorities in Minsk," Borrell said.
"Attempts by the Belarusian authorities to target certain EU Member States will not succeed in weakening EU unity, which was clearly reaffirmed by the European Council on 1 October when all EU Member States called on the Belarusian authorities to end violence and repression, release all detainees and political prisoners, respect media freedom and civil society, and start an inclusive national dialogue," he noted.
On the same day, the EU leaders approved sanctions against 40 Belarusian officials.
"The EU continues to support the democratic right of the Belarusian people to elect their President through new free and fair elections, without external interference," Borrell said.
Earlier, Borrell explained that Brussels did not consider funding the opposition media and organizations, providing political and media support to the protests and receiving Belarusian opposition leaders in the EU countries as meddling in the country’s affairs and planned to continue this effort.
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Anatoly Glaz said on Friday that the ambassadors of Belarus in Poland and Lithuania had been recalled to Minsk for consultations starting from October 5, and Warsaw and Vilnius had been advised to do the same. In addition, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry recommended that by October 9 Poland should reduce its diplomatic staff from 50 to 18 and Lithuania from 25 to 14 given the countries’ "destructive" activity. He also noted that Minsk would impose visa restrictions against the most biased EU representatives.


tass--2020-10-04--Baku claims Armenia used Smerch systems in shelling of Ganja

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Armenia used Smerch multiple rocket launchers in the shelling of Ganja , a city in western Azerbaijan , Hikmet Hajiyev , an aide to Azerbaijan ’ s president , told a briefing on Sunday .
He showed the photos of an unexploded munition launched in the city .
`` This photo clearly shows that Smerch systems were used , '' Hajiyev said , also noting that the Armenian forces had used cluster munitions to `` increase the scale of destruction . ''
Earlier , Azerbaijan reported that during the shelling of Ganja , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , four civilians were wounded and another one was killed .
A major damage was inflicted to the city .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. Armenia used Smerch multiple rocket launchers in the shelling of Ganja, a city in western Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to Azerbaijan’s president, told a briefing on Sunday.
He showed the photos of an unexploded munition launched in the city.
"This photo clearly shows that Smerch systems were used," Hajiyev said, also noting that the Armenian forces had used cluster munitions to "increase the scale of destruction."
Earlier, Azerbaijan reported that during the shelling of Ganja, the second largest city in the country, four civilians were wounded and another one was killed. A major damage was inflicted to the city.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Nagorno-Karabakh leader seriously wounded, Baku says

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
The leader of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic , Arayik Harutyunyan , was gravely wounded in a strike carried out by the Azerbaijani forces , Hikmet Hajiyev , an aide to Azerbaijan ’ s president , told a briefing on Sunday .
`` During a surgical strike of the Azerbaijani army leader of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh republic Arayik Harutyunyan was seriously wounded , '' Hajiyev said .
According to Hajiyev , during the strike Harutyunyan `` was in a bunker . ''
Meanwhile , Armenia ’ s government information center citing Harutyunyan ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement .
`` The Azerbaijanis today actively spread information that President Harutyunyan had been allegedly wounded .
This does not correspond to reality , '' it said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia , France and the United States .

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. The leader of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic, Arayik Harutyunyan, was gravely wounded in a strike carried out by the Azerbaijani forces, Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to Azerbaijan’s president, told a briefing on Sunday.
"During a surgical strike of the Azerbaijani army leader of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh republic Arayik Harutyunyan was seriously wounded," Hajiyev said.
According to Hajiyev, during the strike Harutyunyan "was in a bunker."
Meanwhile, Armenia’s government information center citing Harutyunyan’s spokesman Vagram Pogosyan denied Azerbaijan’s statement. "The Azerbaijanis today actively spread information that President Harutyunyan had been allegedly wounded. This does not correspond to reality," it said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Russia records over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths this week for the first time since July

MOSCOW , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s COVID-19 deaths registered this past week topped 1,000 for the @ @ @ @ @ according to TASS estimates based on anti-coronavirus crisis center ’ s data .
On September @ @ @ @ @ center reported about 1,034 deaths from the coronavirus .
Last time more than 1,000 deaths @ @ @ @ @ Russia on July 13-19 .

MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. Russia’s COVID-19 deaths registered this past week topped 1,000 for the first time since mid-July, according to TASS estimates based on anti-coronavirus crisis center’s data.
On September 28-October 4, the crisis center reported about 1,034 deaths from the coronavirus. Last time more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in Russia on July 13-19.


tass--2020-10-04--Four civilians wounded, one killed in missile strike in western Azerbaijan - ministry

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijan ’ s Foreign Ministry reported that one civilian was killed and four others were wounded in a missile strike in Ganja , a city in western Azerbaijan .
`` After a missile strike carried out by the Armenian side on Ganja , the second-largest city of Azerbaijan , located 60 km from the Armenian border , one was killed and four civilians were wounded .
The city sustained major damage , '' the Foreign Ministry wrote on its Twitter account .
In its turn , Azerbaijan ’ s Emergencies Ministry reported that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rubble of a house destroyed by the strike , were rescued .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry reported that one civilian was killed and four others were wounded in a missile strike in Ganja, a city in western Azerbaijan.
"After a missile strike carried out by the Armenian side on Ganja, the second-largest city of Azerbaijan, located 60 km from the Armenian border, one was killed and four civilians were wounded. The city sustained major damage," the Foreign Ministry wrote on its Twitter account.
In its turn, Azerbaijan’s Emergencies Ministry reported that two civilians, who had been under the rubble of a house destroyed by the strike, were rescued.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Three Azerbaijani jets downed in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia says

YEREVAN , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
The Defense Army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on Sunday downed three aircraft of Azerbaijan ’ s Air Force in the southern direction of the contact line , Armenian Defense Ministry Press Secretary Shushan Stepanyan wrote on her Facebook page .
`` At 12:00 ( 11:00 Moscow Time ) units of the Artsakh Defense Army [ in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ] destroyed three aircraft of the enemy and two tanks in the southern direction , '' Stepanyan said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

YEREVAN, October 4. /TASS/. The Defense Army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on Sunday downed three aircraft of Azerbaijan’s Air Force in the southern direction of the contact line, Armenian Defense Ministry Press Secretary Shushan Stepanyan wrote on her Facebook page.
"At 12:00 (11:00 Moscow Time) units of the Artsakh Defense Army [in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic] destroyed three aircraft of the enemy and two tanks in the southern direction," Stepanyan said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Baku reports missile strike in Fizuli district from Armenia’s soil

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijan ’ s Defense Ministry on Sunday reported a missile strike in the Fizuli district , in southwestern Azerbaijan , carried out from Armenia ’ s soil .
`` The enemy from the territory of Armenia is carrying out a missile strike against the Fizuli district , '' the ministry said .
The defense ministry claims that the artillery shelling carried out from Nagorno-Karabakh targeted the neighboring villages in the Agdamsky and Tetersky districts .
Earlier , Azerbaijan ’ s presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev reported that Armenia ’ s forces conducted a missile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ western Azerbaijan .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry on Sunday reported a missile strike in the Fizuli district, in southwestern Azerbaijan, carried out from Armenia’s soil.
"The enemy from the territory of Armenia is carrying out a missile strike against the Fizuli district," the ministry said.
The defense ministry claims that the artillery shelling carried out from Nagorno-Karabakh targeted the neighboring villages in the Agdamsky and Tetersky districts.
Earlier, Azerbaijan’s presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev reported that Armenia’s forces conducted a missile strike against Gyanja, a town in western Azerbaijan.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Russia reports over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases - crisis center

MOSCOW , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s coronavirus cases grew by 10,499 in the past day , taking the total caseload in the country to 1,215,001 , the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday .
For the first time since May 15 , the figure exceeded 10,000 .
According to the crisis center , a 0.9 % daily growth rate was recorded .
The number of coronavirus cases in Moscow in the past day grew by 3,327 .
The Russian capital recorded more than 3,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time since May 23 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ high of May 19 .
Some new 392 coronavirus cases were recorded in St. Petersburg , 296 in the Moscow Region , 234 in the Rostov Region and 201 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region .
The lowest growth rates in the past day were confirmed in the Chechen Republic ( 0.2 % ) , the Chuvash Republic ( 0.3 % ) , the Moscow Region , the Tyva Republic , the Tula Region and Tatarstan ( 0.4 % ) .
Currently , 214,500 people are undergoing treatment for the coronavirus in Russia .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3,284 in the past day , reaching 979,143 .
According to its data , some 80.6 % of all those infected in Russia recovered .
In the past day 944 patients were discharged in Moscow , 196 in St. Petersburg , 181 in the Moscow Region , 129 in the Rostov Region and 101 in the Sverdlovsk Region .
Russia ’ s coronavirus deaths grew by 107 in the past day , bringing the total death toll from the infection to 21,358 .
According to the crisis center , some 1.76 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the past day , 29 fatalities were recorded in Moscow , 25 in St. Petersburg , 9 in the Rostov Region , 6 in the Moscow Region , 3 in the Voronezh , Novosibirsk and Omsk Regions .
In another 21 regions the number of deaths did not exceed two .

MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 10,499 in the past day, taking the total caseload in the country to 1,215,001, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday.
For the first time since May 15, the figure exceeded 10,000. According to the crisis center, a 0.9% daily growth rate was recorded.
The number of coronavirus cases in Moscow in the past day grew by 3,327. The Russian capital recorded more than 3,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time since May 23. The number of daily cases reached a high of May 19. Some new 392 coronavirus cases were recorded in St. Petersburg, 296 in the Moscow Region, 234 in the Rostov Region and 201 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The lowest growth rates in the past day were confirmed in the Chechen Republic (0.2%), the Chuvash Republic (0.3%), the Moscow Region, the Tyva Republic, the Tula Region and Tatarstan (0.4%).
Currently, 214,500 people are undergoing treatment for the coronavirus in Russia.
Russia’s coronavirus recoveries rose by 3,284 in the past day, reaching 979,143. According to its data, some 80.6% of all those infected in Russia recovered. In the past day 944 patients were discharged in Moscow, 196 in St. Petersburg, 181 in the Moscow Region, 129 in the Rostov Region and 101 in the Sverdlovsk Region.
Russia’s coronavirus deaths grew by 107 in the past day, bringing the total death toll from the infection to 21,358. According to the crisis center, some 1.76% of all those infected in Russia died. In the past day, 29 fatalities were recorded in Moscow, 25 in St. Petersburg, 9 in the Rostov Region, 6 in the Moscow Region, 3 in the Voronezh, Novosibirsk and Omsk Regions. In another 21 regions the number of deaths did not exceed two.


tass--2020-10-04--Two civilians killed in Armenian forces’ shelling, Azerbaijan says

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Two civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the artillery shelling carried out from Armenia ’ s side against Beylagan , an Azerbaijani city located near the contact line in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone , Azerbaijan ’ s Prosecutor-General ’ s Office reported on Sunday .
`` The residents of the city , Zulfia Ismaylova and Arzu Asadova , were killed and two other persons were wounded in the artillery shelling of Beylagan carried out from the Armenian side , '' the statement said .
The shelling inflicted serious damage to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opened a criminal case into the incident .
Two civilians were wounded in the Tetersky district adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh .
According to the Prosecutor-General ’ s Office , a total of 22 civilians have been killed and another 74 have been wounded since the start of combat actions in the conflict zone .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. Two civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the artillery shelling carried out from Armenia’s side against Beylagan, an Azerbaijani city located near the contact line in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor-General’s Office reported on Sunday.
"The residents of the city, Zulfia Ismaylova and Arzu Asadova, were killed and two other persons were wounded in the artillery shelling of Beylagan carried out from the Armenian side," the statement said. The shelling inflicted serious damage to the houses. The prosecutors in Beylagan opened a criminal case into the incident.
Two civilians were wounded in the Tetersky district adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the Prosecutor-General’s Office, a total of 22 civilians have been killed and another 74 have been wounded since the start of combat actions in the conflict zone.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Armenia says Azerbaijani forces shell civilian facilities in Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital

YEREVAN , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijan ’ s Armed Forces shelled civilian facilities in Stepanakert , the capital of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on Sunday morning , Armenian Defense Ministry Representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan said .
`` Currently , they are shelling civilian facilities in Stepanakert , '' Hovhannisyan said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

YEREVAN, October 4. /TASS/. Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces shelled civilian facilities in Stepanakert, the capital of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on Sunday morning, Armenian Defense Ministry Representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.
"Currently, they are shelling civilian facilities in Stepanakert," Hovhannisyan said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Baku reports missile strike against two cities carried out from Stepanakert

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijan ’ s Defense Ministry reported on Sunday a missile strike carried out @ @ @ @ @ Terter and Goradiz , located near Nagorno-Karabakh .
`` Currently , Armenia ’ s Armed @ @ @ @ @ missile strike against Terter and Goradiz , in the Fizuli district , from the territory @ @ @ @ @ TASS ) , '' the ministry said .
The Azerbaijani army `` is taking adequate @ @ @ @ @ ministry stated .

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry reported on Sunday a missile strike carried out from Stepanakert against two cities Terter and Goradiz, located near Nagorno-Karabakh.
"Currently, Armenia’s Armed Forces are carrying out a missile strike against Terter and Goradiz, in the Fizuli district, from the territory of Khankendi (Stepanakert - TASS)," the ministry said.
The Azerbaijani army "is taking adequate retaliatory measures," the ministry stated.


tass--2020-10-04--Russian cosmonauts congratulate Earth on 63rd anniversary of space era

MOSCOW , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner , who are staying aboard the International Space Station ( ISS ) , congratulated people of the Earth on the 63rd anniversary of Soviet Union 's Sputnik-1 launch , which marked the beginning of the humanity ’ s space era .
`` Dear colleagues , friends and all people of planet Earth .
Today , on the 63rd anniversary of the first artificial satellite ’ s launch , Russian crew members of the ISS Expedition 63 send their greetings to you , '' Ivanishin said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website of Russia ’ s space agency Roscosmos .
`` Thanks to the hard work of our scientists and engineers , we made the first step in conquering space , '' he said .
Vagner , in turn , continued : `` On this special day , we urge you to jointly explore the vastness of the Universe for our common benefit .
Congratulations on the anniversary of space era to all of you . ''
He also thanked space industry employees and veterans and wished health , happiness and success to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a difficult and interesting tasks - producing spacecraft and launching them to the Earth ’ s orbit . ''
The first artificial earth satellite was launched on October 4 , 1957 , at 22:28 Moscow time from the Scientific Research Test Range No.5 ( later named the Baikonur Cosmodrome ) of the USSR Defense Ministry by the converted R-7 ballistic missile .
The space vehicle was named `` Sputnik-1 . ''
In order to keep the indexes of the ballistic missile undisclosed , it was also named `` Sputnik . ''
The flight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , until January 4 , 1958 , when it left the orbit and burned up in the dense atmosphere .
The flight ’ s course went along an elliptic orbit with an apogee ( the farthest point from the Earth ) of 954 km and a perigee ( the nearest point to the Earth ) of 288 km .
The Sputnik-1 completed 1,440 orbits around the Earth and covered about 60 mln km .

MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, who are staying aboard the International Space Station (ISS), congratulated people of the Earth on the 63rd anniversary of Soviet Union's Sputnik-1 launch, which marked the beginning of the humanity’s space era.
"Dear colleagues, friends and all people of planet Earth. Today, on the 63rd anniversary of the first artificial satellite’s launch, Russian crew members of the ISS Expedition 63 send their greetings to you," Ivanishin said in a video address published on the official website of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos.
"Thanks to the hard work of our scientists and engineers, we made the first step in conquering space," he said.
Vagner, in turn, continued: "On this special day, we urge you to jointly explore the vastness of the Universe for our common benefit. Congratulations on the anniversary of space era to all of you."
He also thanked space industry employees and veterans and wished health, happiness and success to the people "whose life is devoted to a difficult and interesting tasks - producing spacecraft and launching them to the Earth’s orbit."
The first artificial earth satellite was launched on October 4, 1957, at 22:28 Moscow time from the Scientific Research Test Range No.5 (later named the Baikonur Cosmodrome) of the USSR Defense Ministry by the converted R-7 ballistic missile. The space vehicle was named "Sputnik-1." In order to keep the indexes of the ballistic missile undisclosed, it was also named "Sputnik."
The flight of the first satellite lasted 92 days, until January 4, 1958, when it left the orbit and burned up in the dense atmosphere. The flight’s course went along an elliptic orbit with an apogee (the farthest point from the Earth) of 954 km and a perigee (the nearest point to the Earth) of 288 km. The Sputnik-1 completed 1,440 orbits around the Earth and covered about 60 mln km.


tass--2020-10-04--Kamchatka needs integrated system of environmental monitoring — governor

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Far Eastern region of Kamchatka , where a major sea pollution incident took place earlier this week , requires an integrated system of environmental monitoring , Governor Vladimir Solodov said on Sunday .
`` Today ’ s situation exposed a systemic flaw .
We learn about environmental issues from reports of concerned citizens , surfers , bloggers .
We are thankful to those sending the signals , we process every single one of them very carefully .
But the situation when the country has no system of real-time [ environmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Solodov said during an inspection of the region ’ s affected areas in Avacha Bay .
`` We have capacities of remote sensing of the Earth , of making satellite footage and conducting aerial survey , but they have not yet been integtrated .
In the wake of the present-day situation , I will make a proposal to create a system of this kind for Kamchatka , '' he went on .
The governor added that although the environmental situation had apparently improved , experts should draw their conclusions and identify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In an Instagram video address later in the day , the governor once again thanked those who helped to draw public attention to the problem and pledged to sack officials who embellish or hush up information about the pollution in Avacha Bay .
`` If it turns out in the course of our work that any of Kamchatka officials embellished facts or hushed them up , they will be sacked immediately .
I will request similar measures regarding [ officials from ] federal agencies , '' he said .
Vice-Speaker of the Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yarovaya said earlier on Sunday that leading Russian scientific centers will join the effort to assess the damage .
They will receive samples of water , sand , algae and sea creatures from Kamchatka ’ s seabed .
Earlier , Russian hydrometeorology service specialists detected excessive amounts of phenol and oil products in sea waters near the Khalaktyrsky Beach , where , according to local residents , hordes of sea creatures had been washed ashore .
Some time later , increased levels of petroleum products were registered at three more locations in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals was also reported in Malaya Lagernaya Bay , Bolshaya Lagernaya Bay and Babya Bay .
Russian Minister of Environmental Protection Dmitry Kobylkin said environmental situation in the area is being analyzed .
Experts took samples of water , sand and air from the affected zones .

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, October 4. /TASS/. Russia’s Far Eastern region of Kamchatka, where a major sea pollution incident took place earlier this week, requires an integrated system of environmental monitoring, Governor Vladimir Solodov said on Sunday.
"Today’s situation exposed a systemic flaw. We learn about environmental issues from reports of concerned citizens, surfers, bloggers. We are thankful to those sending the signals, we process every single one of them very carefully. But the situation when the country has no system of real-time [environmental] monitoring is far from being normal," Solodov said during an inspection of the region’s affected areas in Avacha Bay.
"We have capacities of remote sensing of the Earth, of making satellite footage and conducting aerial survey, but they have not yet been integtrated. In the wake of the present-day situation, I will make a proposal to create a system of this kind for Kamchatka," he went on.
The governor added that although the environmental situation had apparently improved, experts should draw their conclusions and identify the initial source of the pollution.
In an Instagram video address later in the day, the governor once again thanked those who helped to draw public attention to the problem and pledged to sack officials who embellish or hush up information about the pollution in Avacha Bay.
"If it turns out in the course of our work that any of Kamchatka officials embellished facts or hushed them up, they will be sacked immediately. I will request similar measures regarding [officials from] federal agencies," he said.
Vice-Speaker of the Russian State Duma (lower house) Irina Yarovaya said earlier on Sunday that leading Russian scientific centers will join the effort to assess the damage. They will receive samples of water, sand, algae and sea creatures from Kamchatka’s seabed.
Earlier, Russian hydrometeorology service specialists detected excessive amounts of phenol and oil products in sea waters near the Khalaktyrsky Beach, where, according to local residents, hordes of sea creatures had been washed ashore.
Some time later, increased levels of petroleum products were registered at three more locations in the Avacha Gulf. Mass death of sea animals was also reported in Malaya Lagernaya Bay, Bolshaya Lagernaya Bay and Babya Bay.
Russian Minister of Environmental Protection Dmitry Kobylkin said environmental situation in the area is being analyzed. Experts took samples of water, sand and air from the affected zones.


tass--2020-10-04--US doctors cautiously optimistic about Trump’s health

WASHINGTON , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
A team of doctors at the Walter Reed Medical Center is `` cautiously optimistic '' about the health of US President Donald Trump , who is now being treated from COVID-19 , according to a statement posted on Twitter by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany .
`` He spent most of the afternoon conducting business , and has been up and moving about the medical suite without difficulty .
While not yet out of the woods , the team remains cautiously optimistic , '' reads a statement from Trump ’ s physician @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s treatment with antiviral drug Remdesivir proceeds without complications .
`` President Trump continues to do well , having made substantial progress since diagnosis .
This evening he completed his second dose of Remdesivir without complication .
He remains fever-free and off supplemental oxygen with a saturation level between 96 and 98 all day , '' the statement reads .
In a video address posted on his Twitter page , the US leader praised the hospital and its doctors .
`` When I came here , I wasn ’ t feeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Trump said .
`` I have to be back , because we still need to make America great again . ''
`` I ’ m starting to feel good .
You don ’ t know over the next period of a few days , I guess , that ’ s a real test , so we ’ ll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days , '' he added .
`` I look forward to finishing up the campaign the way we ’ ve started it . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that his wife Melania and he had tested positive for coronavirus .
The first lady , who earlier said she had mild symptoms of the disease , said on Saturday she was feeling well , her health condition did not worsen and hospitalization was not necessary at this point .
The press team of US Vice President Mike Pence said he had tested negative for coronavirus on Saturday morning .

WASHINGTON, October 4. /TASS/. A team of doctors at the Walter Reed Medical Center is "cautiously optimistic" about the health of US President Donald Trump, who is now being treated from COVID-19, according to a statement posted on Twitter by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
"He spent most of the afternoon conducting business, and has been up and moving about the medical suite without difficulty. While not yet out of the woods, the team remains cautiously optimistic," reads a statement from Trump’s physician Sean Conley.
According to Conley, Trump’s treatment with antiviral drug Remdesivir proceeds without complications.
"President Trump continues to do well, having made substantial progress since diagnosis. This evening he completed his second dose of Remdesivir without complication. He remains fever-free and off supplemental oxygen with a saturation level between 96 and 98 all day," the statement reads.
In a video address posted on his Twitter page, the US leader praised the hospital and its doctors.
"When I came here, I wasn’t feeling well. I feel much better now," Trump said. "I have to be back, because we still need to make America great again."
"I’m starting to feel good. You don’t know over the next period of a few days, I guess, that’s a real test, so we’ll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days," he added. "I look forward to finishing up the campaign the way we’ve started it."
On Friday, Trump, 74, said that his wife Melania and he had tested positive for coronavirus. The first lady, who earlier said she had mild symptoms of the disease, said on Saturday she was feeling well, her health condition did not worsen and hospitalization was not necessary at this point.
The press team of US Vice President Mike Pence said he had tested negative for coronavirus on Saturday morning.


tass--2020-10-04--Leading scientific centers to join inquiry into Kamchatka pollution — lawmaker

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s leading scientific centers will join the effort to assess the scope of water pollution in the Avacha Gulf near Russia ’ s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula , a senior Russian lawmaker said on Sunday .
`` Today , we need to deliver large amount of samples [ to scientists ] .
I ’ m speaking about two 25-liter containers , about sand , algae and sea creatures from the seabed , '' said Irina Yarovaya , a deputy chair of Russia ’ s lower parliamentary house who visited the affected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I ’ m arriving to Moscow today , and leading Russian scientific centers in toxicology , chemistry and biology will carry out a research , '' she said during a working meeting at the Khalaktyrsky beach , with the participation of Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov and senior officials from regional watchdogs .
Earlier , Russian hydrometeorology service specialists detected excessive amounts of phenol and oil products in sea waters near the Khalaktyrsky Beach , where , according to local residents , hordes of sea creatures had been washed ashore .
Some time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were registered at three more locations in the Avacha Gulf .
Mass death of sea animals was also reported in Malaya Lagernaya Bay , Bolshaya Lagernaya Bay and Babya Bay .
Russian Minister of Environmental Protection Dmitry Kobylkin said environmental situation in the area is being analyzed .
Experts took samples of water , sand and air from the affected zones .

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, October 4. /TASS/. Russia’s leading scientific centers will join the effort to assess the scope of water pollution in the Avacha Gulf near Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Sunday.
"Today, we need to deliver large amount of samples [to scientists]. I’m speaking about two 25-liter containers, about sand, algae and sea creatures from the seabed," said Irina Yarovaya, a deputy chair of Russia’s lower parliamentary house who visited the affected areas on Sunday.
"I agreed that I’m arriving to Moscow today, and leading Russian scientific centers in toxicology, chemistry and biology will carry out a research," she said during a working meeting at the Khalaktyrsky beach, with the participation of Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov and senior officials from regional watchdogs.
Earlier, Russian hydrometeorology service specialists detected excessive amounts of phenol and oil products in sea waters near the Khalaktyrsky Beach, where, according to local residents, hordes of sea creatures had been washed ashore.
Some time later, increased levels of petroleum products were registered at three more locations in the Avacha Gulf. Mass death of sea animals was also reported in Malaya Lagernaya Bay, Bolshaya Lagernaya Bay and Babya Bay.
Russian Minister of Environmental Protection Dmitry Kobylkin said environmental situation in the area is being analyzed. Experts took samples of water, sand and air from the affected zones.


tass--2020-10-04--Russia’s Chumakov Center says its COVID-19 vaccine will be used when clinical trials over

MOSCOW , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
The anti-coronavirus vaccine , developed by Russia ’ s Chumakov Center can be used immediately after it successfully passes all clinical trials , scheduled for completion in November , the center ’ s Director General Ildar Ishmukhametov has told TASS .
`` Certainly , we will be able to start using it immediately after completing all clinical trials .
We plan to complete them in November , '' he said .
President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeyev told TASS in late September that the Chumakov Center ’ s vaccine rests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of work with whole-virion vaccines and may have a serious export potential .
`` It implies work with the virus causing a disease , but this virus id dead , harmless , inactive .
I must say that most of the world nations typically use such whole-virion vaccines against various diseases .
Such viruses are not hazardous but vaccines on their basis prompt good immune response , '' he added .
According to the Russian scientist , the Chumakov Center has a modern production facility with the capacity to produce up to ten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian health ministry has issued a permit for clinical trials of the Chumakov Center ’ s vaccine and the tests will soon begin in Kirov , St. Petersburg , and Novosibirsk and will involve more than 3,000 volunteers .
According to the Center ’ s director general , Aidar Ishmukhametov , clinical tests are scheduled to be completed in November .
The Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products was created on the basis of the Institute of Poliomyelitis and Virus Encephalitis of the USSR Academy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Academy of Medical Sciences Mikhail Chumakov was the Institute ’ s founder and first director ( until 1972 ) .
Today the Chumakov Center is a leading world research organization in the sphere of medical virology .

MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. The anti-coronavirus vaccine, developed by Russia’s Chumakov Center can be used immediately after it successfully passes all clinical trials, scheduled for completion in November, the center’s Director General Ildar Ishmukhametov has told TASS.
"Certainly, we will be able to start using it immediately after completing all clinical trials. We plan to complete them in November," he said.
President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeyev told TASS in late September that the Chumakov Center’s vaccine rests on the century-long global and domestic experience of work with whole-virion vaccines and may have a serious export potential. "It implies work with the virus causing a disease, but this virus id dead, harmless, inactive. I must say that most of the world nations typically use such whole-virion vaccines against various diseases. Such viruses are not hazardous but vaccines on their basis prompt good immune response," he added.
According to the Russian scientist, the Chumakov Center has a modern production facility with the capacity to produce up to ten million doses of various vaccines.
The Russian health ministry has issued a permit for clinical trials of the Chumakov Center’s vaccine and the tests will soon begin in Kirov, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk and will involve more than 3,000 volunteers. According to the Center’s director general, Aidar Ishmukhametov, clinical tests are scheduled to be completed in November.
The Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products was created on the basis of the Institute of Poliomyelitis and Virus Encephalitis of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences. Academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences Mikhail Chumakov was the Institute’s founder and first director (until 1972).
Today the Chumakov Center is a leading world research organization in the sphere of medical virology.


tass--2020-10-04--Germany’s first statue of Gorbachev unveiled in Rosslau

BERLIN , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
A monument to first Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was unveiled on Saturday in @ @ @ @ @ , in Saxony-Anhalt , on the 30th anniversary of Germany ’ s unification .
According @ @ @ @ @ administration , it is the first such monument in Germany to the Nobel Peace Prize @ @ @ @ @ created conditions for perestroika and glasnost and allowed the peaceful revolution in Germany to happen @ @ @ @ @ German reunification in 1990 . ''
The full-size statue , set up in front of @ @ @ @ @ was designed by well-known German sculptor Bernd Gobel from Halle .
Funds for the project @ @ @ @ @ .
Mikhail Gorbachev is a prominent Russian politician and statesman .
He was the last @ @ @ @ @ Party of the Soviet Union ( 1985-1991 ) and the first and only President of @ @ @ @ @ ) .
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 .

BERLIN, October 4. /TASS/. A monument to first Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was unveiled on Saturday in the German town of Rosslau, in Saxony-Anhalt, on the 30th anniversary of Germany’s unification.
According to the town’s administration, it is the first such monument in Germany to the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, "whose actions created conditions for perestroika and glasnost and allowed the peaceful revolution in Germany to happen in 1989, with subsequent German reunification in 1990."
The full-size statue, set up in front of the Rosslau City Hall, was designed by well-known German sculptor Bernd Gobel from Halle. Funds for the project were raised by Rosslau residents.
Mikhail Gorbachev is a prominent Russian politician and statesman. He was the last Secretary General of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-1991) and the first and only President of the Soviet Union (1990-1991). He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.


tass--2020-10-04--France registers all-time high daily coronavirus figures

PARIS , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in France hit an all-time high @ @ @ @ @ active cases were registered , the French Health Ministry ’ s public health agency said @ @ @ @ @ 16,972 cases of the infection were registered in France in the past 24 hours , @ @ @ @ @ The previous record-high case tally - 16,096 - was registered on September 24 .
According @ @ @ @ @ novel coronavirus patients died in the republic ’ s hospitals on Saturday , which is @ @ @ @ @ .
The country ’ s overall death toll now stands at 32,198 .
More than @ @ @ @ @ to French hospitals in the past seven days , including 849 intensive care patients .

PARIS, October 4. /TASS/. The number of new coronavirus cases recorded in France hit an all-time high on Saturday as almost 17,000 active cases were registered, the French Health Ministry’s public health agency said.
"A total of 16,972 cases of the infection were registered in France in the past 24 hours," the agency said.
The previous record-high case tally - 16,096 - was registered on September 24.
According to the statistics, 49 novel coronavirus patients died in the republic’s hospitals on Saturday, which is largely similar to previous days. The country’s overall death toll now stands at 32,198.
More than 4,000 coronavirus patients were admitted to French hospitals in the past seven days, including 849 intensive care patients.


tass--2020-10-04--Parliamentary vote begins in Kyrgyzstan

Parliamentary vote begins in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Polling stations in Kyrgyzstan , which holds a parliamentary election on Sunday , @ @ @ @ @ ( 5:00 Moscow time ) , a TASS correspondent reported .
The voting will continue @ @ @ @ @ 17:00 Moscow time ) .
The parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan are held under the party @ @ @ @ @ of 16 parties will compete for 120 seats in the country ’ s supreme legislative @ @ @ @ @ , only 5-7 of them have real chance of crossing the threshold .
Six parties @ @ @ @ @ s incumbent legislature .
Citizens can cast their ballot at 2,475 polling stations , including @ @ @ @ @ has slightly more than 3.5 million of registered voters .
The election will be monitored @ @ @ @ @ from 43 countries and 33 international organizations .

BISHKEK, October 4. /TASS/. Polling stations in Kyrgyzstan, which holds a parliamentary election on Sunday, opened at 08:00 local time (5:00 Moscow time), a TASS correspondent reported.
The voting will continue until 20:00 local time (17:00 Moscow time).
The parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan are held under the party list system. A total of 16 parties will compete for 120 seats in the country’s supreme legislative body. According to experts, only 5-7 of them have real chance of crossing the threshold.
Six parties are represented in Kyrgyzstan’s incumbent legislature.
Citizens can cast their ballot at 2,475 polling stations, including 45 abroad. The country has slightly more than 3.5 million of registered voters.
The election will be monitored by more than 270 observers from 43 countries and 33 international organizations.


tass--2020-10-05--Information about strikes on Azerbaijan from Armenia is misinformation - Yerevan

YEREVAN , October 5 / TASS / .
The reports of the last few hours about the infliction of strikes from the territory of Armenia on settlements in Azerbaijan is misinformation , the Armenian Foreign Ministry announced on its official Telegram channel on Monday .
`` The reports of the last few hours about strikes from the territory of Armenia to settlements in the depths of the territory of Azerbaijan is misinformation , '' the statement said .
The Armenian Foreign Ministry believes that by disseminating such information , Azerbaijan is preparing the grounds for `` expanding the geography of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foreign Ministry , the purpose of the wrongful campaign is to hide the massive shelling by Azerbaijan of large settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh from the first days of the war , as a result of which numerous civilian casualties were recorded , and serious damage was caused to the civilian infrastructure .
`` Any provocation of the Azerbaijani side will receive a commensurate response from Armenia , '' the Foreign Ministry said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

YEREVAN, October 5 / TASS /. The reports of the last few hours about the infliction of strikes from the territory of Armenia on settlements in Azerbaijan is misinformation, the Armenian Foreign Ministry announced on its official Telegram channel on Monday.
"The reports of the last few hours about strikes from the territory of Armenia to settlements in the depths of the territory of Azerbaijan is misinformation," the statement said. The Armenian Foreign Ministry believes that by disseminating such information, Azerbaijan is preparing the grounds for "expanding the geography of war."
According to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the purpose of the wrongful campaign is to hide the massive shelling by Azerbaijan of large settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh from the first days of the war, as a result of which numerous civilian casualties were recorded, and serious damage was caused to the civilian infrastructure. "Any provocation of the Azerbaijani side will receive a commensurate response from Armenia," the Foreign Ministry said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-05--Commercial real estate market lost over 1 bln euro of foreign investment since 2017

MOSCOW , October 5 .
/ TASS / .
The commercial real estate market in Russia has lost more than 1 billion euros in foreign investment since the beginning of 2017 to the end of September 2020 , according to the analytical report MarketBeat Light , prepared by the consulting company Cushman & Wakefield , made available to TASS on Monday .
`` Since 2017 , there has been a net outflow of foreign capital from Russian real estate .
Over four years , more than 1 bln euros has left the country and was replaced by domestic investors , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the volume of investments was estimated taking into account Jan-Sept 2020 .
In particular , in 2019 , the net outflow of foreign capital in the commercial real estate market in Russia amounted to 396 mln euros , and in the nine months of 2020 - 215 mln euros .
Foreign capital is being replaced by Russian capital , Tatiana Divina , deputy head of the research and analytics department at Cushman & Wakefield , explained to TASS .
`` Foreign investors are selling their assets in Russia to local investors , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatly reduce their presence in the market , '' Divina said .
In general , the current volumes of investments in commercial real estate in Russia exceed last year 's figures , despite the pandemic , the materials say .
According to the report for the first three quarters 2020 , growth was 40 % ( to 2.2 billion euros ) year-on-year .
The total 2020 volume is expected at 3 bln euros , according to the Cushman & Wakefield forecast .

MOSCOW, October 5. / TASS /. The commercial real estate market in Russia has lost more than 1 billion euros in foreign investment since the beginning of 2017 to the end of September 2020, according to the analytical report MarketBeat Light, prepared by the consulting company Cushman & Wakefield, made available to TASS on Monday.
"Since 2017, there has been a net outflow of foreign capital from Russian real estate. Over four years, more than 1 bln euros has left the country and was replaced by domestic investors," the report says, adding that the volume of investments was estimated taking into account Jan-Sept 2020.
In particular, in 2019, the net outflow of foreign capital in the commercial real estate market in Russia amounted to 396 mln euros, and in the nine months of 2020 - 215 mln euros. Foreign capital is being replaced by Russian capital, Tatiana Divina, deputy head of the research and analytics department at Cushman & Wakefield, explained to TASS. "Foreign investors are selling their assets in Russia to local investors, and accordingly, they either scale down or greatly reduce their presence in the market," Divina said.
In general, the current volumes of investments in commercial real estate in Russia exceed last year's figures, despite the pandemic, the materials say. According to the report for the first three quarters 2020, growth was 40% (to 2.2 billion euros) year-on-year. The total 2020 volume is expected at 3 bln euros, according to the Cushman & Wakefield forecast.


tass--2020-10-04--Lukashenko says no weapons supplied from Belarus to Azerbaijan and Armenia in 6 months

MOSCOW , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told his Armenian counterpart , Armen Sarkissian that Belarus has supplied weapons neither to Azerbaijan nor to Armenia in the recent six months , BelTA agency reported on Monday after their telephone conversation .
According to BelTA , the conversation was initiated by the Armenian leader .
The two presidents discussed the socio-economic and political situation in Belarus and Armenia .
Sarkissian informed the Belarusian leader about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh .
Special attention was drawn by the Armenian president to recent media reports about alleged supplies of military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A clear response was given to this fake information - no supplies of military cargoes have been done either to Azerbaijan or to Armenia in the recent six months , '' BelTA said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told his Armenian counterpart, Armen Sarkissian that Belarus has supplied weapons neither to Azerbaijan nor to Armenia in the recent six months, BelTA agency reported on Monday after their telephone conversation.
According to BelTA, the conversation was initiated by the Armenian leader. The two presidents discussed the socio-economic and political situation in Belarus and Armenia. Sarkissian informed the Belarusian leader about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Special attention was drawn by the Armenian president to recent media reports about alleged supplies of military cargoes from Belarus to Azerbaijan. "A clear response was given to this fake information - no supplies of military cargoes have been done either to Azerbaijan or to Armenia in the recent six months," BelTA said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Twenty-seven more coronavirus patients die in Moscow in past day

MOSCOW , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Twenty-seven more coronavirus patients died in Moscow during the past day , with @ @ @ @ @ reaching 5,370 , the city ’ s anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Sunday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ pneumonia have died in Moscow , '' it said , adding the overall number of @ @ @ @ @ reached 5,370 .
The center once again warned that in case of any symptoms of @ @ @ @ @ necessary to stay home , call a doctor and not indulge in self-treatment .
To @ @ @ @ @ have been confirmed in Russia , with 979,143 patients having recovered from the disease .
@ @ @ @ @ set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. Twenty-seven more coronavirus patients died in Moscow during the past day, with the overall number of fatalities reaching 5,370, the city’s anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Sunday.
"Twenty-seven coronavirus-positive patients diagnosed with pneumonia have died in Moscow," it said, adding the overall number of coronavirus-related deaths in Moscow has reached 5,370.
The center once again warned that in case of any symptoms of a respiratory disease it is necessary to stay home, call a doctor and not indulge in self-treatment.
To date, 1,215,001 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 979,143 patients having recovered from the disease. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-10-04--Aliyev blames escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh on indifference of int’l community

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has blamed the current escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh on Armenia ’ s leadership and a number of world nations that have been displaying indifference to the problem and seeking to preserve the status quo .
`` The blame for this situation rests first of all on Armenia ’ s leadership .
Apart from that , certain circles in a number of countries that have been indifferent to this problem so that this occupation never ended are also to blame , '' he said in a televised address to the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azerbaijan wanted to settle the conflict peacefully .
`` We wanted to settle this matter by means to talks .
We demonstrated patience .
We have always held a fair position at the talks and demanded back what belongs to us .
We have never laid claims to others ’ lands .
But we have been insisting that this our land and it must be handed over back to us by means of talks , '' he said .
The talks , in his words , have only frozen the conflict .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been cherishing hopes that the international community will settle this problem but it never happened , '' he added .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has blamed the current escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh on Armenia’s leadership and a number of world nations that have been displaying indifference to the problem and seeking to preserve the status quo.
"The blame for this situation rests first of all on Armenia’s leadership. Apart from that, certain circles in a number of countries that have been indifferent to this problem so that this occupation never ended are also to blame," he said in a televised address to the nation on Sunday.
According to Aliyev, Azerbaijan wanted to settle the conflict peacefully. "We wanted to settle this matter by means to talks. We demonstrated patience. We have always held a fair position at the talks and demanded back what belongs to us. We have never laid claims to others’ lands. But we have been insisting that this our land and it must be handed over back to us by means of talks," he said.
The talks, in his words, have only frozen the conflict. "For 30 years, the country have been cherishing hopes that the international community will settle this problem but it never happened," he added.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Armenian defense ministry refutes Baku’s statement about shelling of Mingachevir

YEREVAN , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Armenia ’ s defense ministry has refuted Azerbaijan ’ s reports that the city of Mingachevir came under shelling by the Armenian army .
`` The Armenian defense ministry officially informs that the Azerbaijani authorities ’ statements about the attack on Mingachevir from the Armenian territory is yet another misinformation .
Armenia did not open fire at Azerbaijan , '' Armenian Defense Ministry Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan wrote on her Facebook account .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

YEREVAN, October 4. /TASS/. Armenia’s defense ministry has refuted Azerbaijan’s reports that the city of Mingachevir came under shelling by the Armenian army.
"The Armenian defense ministry officially informs that the Azerbaijani authorities’ statements about the attack on Mingachevir from the Armenian territory is yet another misinformation. Armenia did not open fire at Azerbaijan," Armenian Defense Ministry Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan wrote on her Facebook account.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Yerevan says 13 Azerbaijani armored vehicle and three planes were destroyed during day

YEVERAN , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijan ’ s army lost 13 armored vehicle and three aircraft during the day , Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Sunday .
`` Thirteen armored vehicles , three warplanes and one drone of the Azerbaijani army were destroyed during the day , '' he told a briefing .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

YEVERAN, October 4. /TASS/. Azerbaijan’s army lost 13 armored vehicle and three aircraft during the day, Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Sunday.
"Thirteen armored vehicles, three warplanes and one drone of the Azerbaijani army were destroyed during the day," he told a briefing.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Baku reports shelling of Mingachevic and Terter

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
The cities of Mingachevich and Terter in the west of Azerbaijan have come under missile shelling by the Armenian army , Azerbaijan ’ s defense ministry said on Sunday evening .
`` The cities of Mingachevir and Terter have come under missile shelling by the Armenian army .
Several people have been wounded , '' it said .
Mingachevir is a large industrial city in Azerbaijan .
It has a water storage reservoir and an electricity plant feeding a larger part of the country .
Azerbaijan ’ s second largest city of Ganja @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side on Sunday morning .
One person was killed and 32 more were wounded .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United @ @

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. The cities of Mingachevich and Terter in the west of Azerbaijan have come under missile shelling by the Armenian army, Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said on Sunday evening.
"The cities of Mingachevir and Terter have come under missile shelling by the Armenian army. Several people have been wounded," it said.
Mingachevir is a large industrial city in Azerbaijan. It has a water storage reservoir and an electricity plant feeding a larger part of the country.
Azerbaijan’s second largest city of Ganja came under missile shelling by the Armenian side on Sunday morning. One person was killed and 32 more were wounded.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Finnish president to meet with Russian, US negotiators after their talks in Helsinki

HELSINKI , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto will meet with the Russia and US delegates after @ @ @ @ @ stability consultation due to be held in Helsinki on October 5 , the office of @ @ @ @ @ Sunday .
`` Finland is always ready to offer its good offices for promoting peace @ @ @ @ @ confidential environment for dialogue , as desired by the parties involved , is an important @ @ @ @ @ As the previous time , President Niinisto will meet both negotiators after their talks , @ @ @ @ @ Russian foreign ministry confirmed earlier in the day that the consultations would take place in @ @ @ @ @ The previous round of consultations between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Special @ @ @ @ @ Marshall Billingslea was held in Vienna on August 17-18 .

HELSINKI, October 4. /TASS/. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto will meet with the Russia and US delegates after another round of Russian-US strategic stability consultation due to be held in Helsinki on October 5, the office of the Finnish president said on Sunday.
"Finland is always ready to offer its good offices for promoting peace and security. Securing a confidential environment for dialogue, as desired by the parties involved, is an important part of this work. As the previous time, President Niinisto will meet both negotiators after their talks," it said.
The Russian foreign ministry confirmed earlier in the day that the consultations would take place in Helsinki on October 5.
The previous round of consultations between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea was held in Vienna on August 17-18.


tass--2020-10-04--Ceasefire in Karabakh possible if Armenia shares troops withdrawal schedule - Aliyev

BAKU , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh is possible only when Armenia presents a schedule of withdrawal of its forces from Nagorno-Karabakh , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday in his televised address to the nation .
`` Our position is - we want to see a schedule .
A schedule of the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories .
Only in this case , we will resume the ceasefire , '' he said , admitting however that it won ’ t be easy to do amid ongoing fierce hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be tried , '' he added .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

BAKU, October 4. /TASS/. Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh is possible only when Armenia presents a schedule of withdrawal of its forces from Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday in his televised address to the nation.
"Our position is - we want to see a schedule. A schedule of the withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories. Only in this case, we will resume the ceasefire," he said, admitting however that it won’t be easy to do amid ongoing fierce hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. "But at least, it should be tried," he added.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-04--Foreign nationals detained in Armenia on suspicion of espionage - security service

YEREVAN , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Armenia ’ s National Defense Service reported on Sunday that several foreign nationals @ @ @ @ @ espionage .
`` Thanks to the efficient service of the Armenian police and people ’ @ @ @ @ @ have been detained on suspicion of espionage .
Investigation revealed that the foreign nationals had @ @ @ @ @ , weapons , places of deployment of army units , and mobilization .
These data @ @ @ @ @ persons in custody , '' its press service said .

YEREVAN, October 4. /TASS/. Armenia’s National Defense Service reported on Sunday that several foreign nationals were detained on suspicion of espionage.
"Thanks to the efficient service of the Armenian police and people’s vigilance, foreign nationals have been detained on suspicion of espionage. Investigation revealed that the foreign nationals had collected information about military hardware, weapons, places of deployment of army units, and mobilization. These data were enough to place these persons in custody," its press service said.
Investigation continues.


tass--2020-10-04--Assad says it will take long to defeat ideology of terrorism in Syria

MOSCOW , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
It will take a long time to defeat the ideology of terrorism in Syria , Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with Russia ’ s Zvezda television channel .
`` Extremist and fanatic ideas have been espoused for 50 years , beginning from the 1960s .
They emerged and spread across the world in no time .
Financing played a major role .
Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent to propagate them , '' he said .
`` The West has been encouraging the spread of these ideas since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they encouraged religious extremism at the beginning of the 20th century .
This extremism has been developing and evolving ever since .
That is why it will take time to defeat it . ''
`` An ideological war is more difficult that a traditional warfare .
It takes a long time to rehabilitate new generations , to teach them to the right , unbiased thinking , '' he noted .
According to the Syrian president , terrorism has been threatening Syria since the 1950s and most of the Syrians have been doomed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Naturally , we never stop thinking of it .
Even if we defeat it , we must be aware that it may be back because terrorism is not people , it is the ideas .
As long as the West is dreaming to return to its imperial past , about its hegemony , terrorism may revive in this of that form , '' Assad stressed .
`` If terrorist ideas are gone , neither the West nor Syria ’ s enemies will be able to revive them , '' he added @

MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. It will take a long time to defeat the ideology of terrorism in Syria, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with Russia’s Zvezda television channel.
"Extremist and fanatic ideas have been espoused for 50 years, beginning from the 1960s. They emerged and spread across the world in no time. Financing played a major role. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent to propagate them," he said. "The West has been encouraging the spread of these ideas since the time of the British dominance when they encouraged religious extremism at the beginning of the 20th century. This extremism has been developing and evolving ever since. That is why it will take time to defeat it."
"An ideological war is more difficult that a traditional warfare. It takes a long time to rehabilitate new generations, to teach them to the right, unbiased thinking," he noted.
According to the Syrian president, terrorism has been threatening Syria since the 1950s and most of the Syrians have been doomed to live along with terrorism throughout their lives. "Naturally, we never stop thinking of it. Even if we defeat it, we must be aware that it may be back because terrorism is not people, it is the ideas. As long as the West is dreaming to return to its imperial past, about its hegemony, terrorism may revive in this of that form," Assad stressed.
"If terrorist ideas are gone, neither the West nor Syria’s enemies will be able to revive them," he added.


tass--2020-10-04--Fierce fighting continues along contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh-Armenian defense ministry

YEREVAN , October 4 .
/TASS/ .
Fighting continues along the entire contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh , with the most fierce clashes being reported in the north and the south of the region , Armenian Defense Ministry Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Sunday .
`` Fighting continues along the entire line of Artsakh-Azerbaijani confrontation ( the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh - TASS ) .
Most fierce fighting is reported in the northern and southern direction .
The enemy keeps on staging attacks which are repelled by the defense army [ of the non-recognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic ] , '' she wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

YEREVAN, October 4. /TASS/. Fighting continues along the entire contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh, with the most fierce clashes being reported in the north and the south of the region, Armenian Defense Ministry Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Sunday.
"Fighting continues along the entire line of Artsakh-Azerbaijani confrontation (the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh - TASS). Most fierce fighting is reported in the northern and southern direction. The enemy keeps on staging attacks which are repelled by the defense army [of the non-recognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic]," she wrote on her Facebook account.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.