tass--2020-10-10--Lukashenko meets with jailed opposition figureheads at pre-trial detention center

reform , BelTA news agency said citing the Telegram channel Pool of the First with links to the presidential press service .
`` A constitution can not be written in the street , '' Lukashenko said noting that the country lives under the motto `` dialogue now ! ''
`` We should not get fixated on the constitution .
I am open-minded and try to convince not only your supporters , but entire society that a broader look should be taken at the problem , '' Lukashenko said .
It was reported that the president `` has been speaking for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above mentioned representatives in the pre-trial detention center - the members of the so-called Coordination Council and the joint headquarters . ''
`` The president ’ s goal is to listen to everybody ’ s opinion .
However , the participants decided together to keep the details of their conversation in secret , '' the agency said .
The photo uploaded on the Telegram channel shows eleven people at the meeting with the president .
Among them were former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko and his son Eduard Babariko , a member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyer Lilia Vlasova and coordinator of the opposition headquarters , businessman Yuri Voskresensky , political spin doctor Vitaly Shklyarov , Pandadoc Director Dmitry Rabtsevich , the lawyer , a member of the presidium of the Coordination Council Ilya Salei , Vondel/Hepta head and co-founder of The Village of Belarus Alexander Vasilevich , along with Kirill Badei , who before his arrest had been Belgazprombank ’ s acting Management Board Chairman .
Shklyarov ’ s lawyer Anton Gashinsky told the Echo of Moscow radio station that nobody of the jailed opposition activists had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Besides Vitaly Shklyarov , at the meeting were present those who are kept in absolutely different locations .
They had not been warned in advance , and in the morning they were taken to one place , and they did not know until the last moment who will come for the meeting .
It was a surprise , '' he said .
The lawyer believes that Lukashenko ’ s visit could mean the beginning of dialogue with the opposition and it inspires hope .
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Central Election Commission ’ s official results , incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide , garnering 80.10 % of the vote .
His closest rival in the race , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , came in second , with 10.12 % of the ballot .
However , she refused to recognize the election ’ s outcome , and left Belarus for Lithuania .
After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9 , mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities .
During the early post-election period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the protesters and police .
The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition ’ s Coordination Council , which has been beating the drum for more protests .
In response , the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped .
The Coordination Council ’ s creation was initiated by Tikhanovskaya .
The opposition ’ s headquarters said the Coordination Council ’ s task would be to ensure the transfer of power .
The Council later elected a seven-member presidium .
On August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opened a criminal case over the Council ’ s creation for its public calls for the seizure of state power and certain actions taken in the mass media and the Internet harmful to national security .
Six out of the seven members of the Coordination Council ’ s presidium have either been arrested or fled abroad .
Viktor Babariko , who headed Belgazprombank for 20 years , sought to participate in the 2020 presidential election in Belarus .
On June 11 , the Belarusian State Control Committee announced that searches had been conducted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been opened over large-scale tax evasion and the legalization of illegally-obtained large amounts of money .
Babariko claimed that the situation was politically motivated .
Babariko was later detained on suspicion of orchestrating illegal banking activities .
Babariko ’ s son Eduard , who headed his father ’ s campaign team , was also taken to the pre-trial detention center .
Some other Belarusian opinion figures , who are recognized as political prisoners by human rights activists , are also kept there .
The Belarusian opposition calls for the return to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limit the number of presidential terms , but insist on holding a new election first .

reform, BelTA news agency said citing the Telegram channel Pool of the First with links to the presidential press service.
"A constitution cannot be written in the street," Lukashenko said noting that the country lives under the motto "dialogue now!"
"We should not get fixated on the constitution. I am open-minded and try to convince not only your supporters, but entire society that a broader look should be taken at the problem," Lukashenko said.
It was reported that the president "has been speaking for four hours and a half with the above mentioned representatives in the pre-trial detention center - the members of the so-called Coordination Council and the joint headquarters."
"The president’s goal is to listen to everybody’s opinion. However, the participants decided together to keep the details of their conversation in secret," the agency said.
The photo uploaded on the Telegram channel shows eleven people at the meeting with the president. Among them were former head of Belgazprombank Victor Babariko and his son Eduard Babariko, a member of the presidium of the Coordination Council, lawyer Lilia Vlasova and coordinator of the opposition headquarters, businessman Yuri Voskresensky, political spin doctor Vitaly Shklyarov, Pandadoc Director Dmitry Rabtsevich, the lawyer, a member of the presidium of the Coordination Council Ilya Salei, Vondel/Hepta head and co-founder of The Village of Belarus Alexander Vasilevich, along with Kirill Badei, who before his arrest had been Belgazprombank’s acting Management Board Chairman.
Shklyarov’s lawyer Anton Gashinsky told the Echo of Moscow radio station that nobody of the jailed opposition activists had been aware of the meeting with Lukashenko.
"Besides Vitaly Shklyarov, at the meeting were present those who are kept in absolutely different locations. They had not been warned in advance, and in the morning they were taken to one place, and they did not know until the last moment who will come for the meeting. It was a surprise," he said.
The lawyer believes that Lukashenko’s visit could mean the beginning of dialogue with the opposition and it inspires hope.
Presidential election
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election. According to the Central Election Commission’s official results, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide, garnering 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival in the race, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, came in second, with 10.12% of the ballot. However, she refused to recognize the election’s outcome, and left Belarus for Lithuania. After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9, mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities. During the early post-election period, the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police. The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition’s Coordination Council, which has been beating the drum for more protests. In response, the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped.
The Coordination Council’s creation was initiated by Tikhanovskaya. The opposition’s headquarters said the Coordination Council’s task would be to ensure the transfer of power. The Council later elected a seven-member presidium. On August 19, the Prosecutor-General’s Office opened a criminal case over the Council’s creation for its public calls for the seizure of state power and certain actions taken in the mass media and the Internet harmful to national security. Six out of the seven members of the Coordination Council’s presidium have either been arrested or fled abroad.
Viktor Babariko, who headed Belgazprombank for 20 years, sought to participate in the 2020 presidential election in Belarus. On June 11, the Belarusian State Control Committee announced that searches had been conducted at the bank and a criminal case had been opened over large-scale tax evasion and the legalization of illegally-obtained large amounts of money. Babariko claimed that the situation was politically motivated. Babariko was later detained on suspicion of orchestrating illegal banking activities. Babariko’s son Eduard, who headed his father’s campaign team, was also taken to the pre-trial detention center. Some other Belarusian opinion figures, who are recognized as political prisoners by human rights activists, are also kept there.
The Belarusian opposition calls for the return to the 1994 constitution, in particular, to limit the number of presidential terms, but insist on holding a new election first.


tass--2020-10-10--Russia, Iran eye possible air traffic restart

MOSCOW , October 10 .
/TASS/ .
Russia and Iran held talks on resumption of flights between the two countries @ @ @ @ @ after quarantine restrictions are ased , the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said in a @ @ @ @ @ a working meeting of Russian Deputy Transport Ministry , Director of the State Civil Aviation @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali .
The press release says that Neradko and @ @ @ @ @ their counties take to gradually loosen epidemiological restrictions while restarting passenger air travel .

MOSCOW, October 10. /TASS/. Russia and Iran held talks on resumption of flights between the two countries and expansion of air travel after quarantine restrictions are ased, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said in a press release on Saturday after a working meeting of Russian Deputy Transport Ministry, Director of the State Civil Aviation Authority Alexander Neradko with Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali.
The press release says that Neradko and Jalali touched on the steps their counties take to gradually loosen epidemiological restrictions while restarting passenger air travel.


tass--2020-10-10--Putin says no friends in big politics

Putin says no friends in big politics

MOSCOW , October 10 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that there are no friends in big @ @ @ @ @ there are no friends in big politics , '' Putin said in an interview for @ @ @ @ @ .
Putin program .
An excerpt from the program was posted on journalist Pavel Zarubin @ @ @ @ @ Saturday .
Earlier , in his address to the 75th session of the United Nations @ @ @ @ @ , Russian President Vladimir Putin said that `` there have been cases showing the deficit @ @ @ @ @ you will , kindness in the relations at the official inter-State level .
`` .

MOSCOW, October 10. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that there are no friends in big politics.
"Actually, there are no friends in big politics," Putin said in an interview for the Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin program.
An excerpt from the program was posted on journalist Pavel Zarubin’s Instagram account on Saturday.
Earlier, in his address to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "there have been cases showing the deficit of humanity and, if you will, kindness in the relations at the official inter-State level.".


tass--2020-10-10--Germany welcomes Karabakh ceasefire, urges sides to observe truce

BERLIN , October 10 .
/TASS/ .
Germany welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh and urges the sides to observe the truce , the German Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday .
`` The federal government welcomes the accords on the humanitarian truce between Armenia and Azerbaijan and urges both sides to honor it and avoid further victims , '' the statement says .
Berlin also welcomes `` the readiness stated by both countries to start substantive talks with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group . ''
Germany stands for work on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the statement says .
Following the consultations on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh held in Moscow on Russia ’ s initiative , Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed on a humanitarian ceasefire to start at 12:00 p.m. on October 10 to exchange prisoners and other detainees and bodies of those killed in the conflict .
Baku and Yerevan also agreed to launch substantive talks with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs with the goal of achieving peaceful settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh as soon as possible .
The parties also confirmed the invariable format of @ @ @ @

BERLIN, October 10. /TASS/. Germany welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh and urges the sides to observe the truce, the German Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
"The federal government welcomes the accords on the humanitarian truce between Armenia and Azerbaijan and urges both sides to honor it and avoid further victims," the statement says.
Berlin also welcomes "the readiness stated by both countries to start substantive talks with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group." Germany stands for work on the conflict’s long-term settlement, the statement says.
Following the consultations on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh held in Moscow on Russia’s initiative, Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed on a humanitarian ceasefire to start at 12:00 p.m. on October 10 to exchange prisoners and other detainees and bodies of those killed in the conflict.
Baku and Yerevan also agreed to launch substantive talks with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs with the goal of achieving peaceful settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh as soon as possible. The parties also confirmed the invariable format of the negotiating process.


tass--2020-10-11--Three TASS reporters detained in Minsk when covering protests

MINSK , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Three TASS correspondents - Natalya Fedosenko , Gavriil Grigorov and Valery Stepchenkov - @ @ @ @ @ in Minsk .
According to the correspondents , riot police placed them in a bus @ @ @ @ @ to the Sports Palace .
Later they were taken in another vehicle to a district @ @ @ @ @ .
All TASS correspondents had received the Belarusian Foreign Ministry ’ s accreditation to work @ @ @

MINSK, October 11. /TASS/. Three TASS correspondents - Natalya Fedosenko, Gavriil Grigorov and Valery Stepchenkov - were detained when covering protests in Minsk.
According to the correspondents, riot police placed them in a bus on Victors Avenue and took them to the Sports Palace. Later they were taken in another vehicle to a district office of the internal affairs.
All TASS correspondents had received the Belarusian Foreign Ministry’s accreditation to work in Minsk.
Another TASS reporter Yuri Shamshur was also detained along with three correspondents of BelaPAN news agency and a photo correspondent of Novy Chas Belarusian newspaper when covering the events in Minsk.
Later three TASS correspondents - Fedosenko, Grigorov and Stepchenkov - were released. However, two of them - Grigorov and Stepchenkov - were again detained on Victors Avenue.


tass--2020-10-11--Over 40 Azerbaijani civilians killed since start of Nagorno-Karabakh escalation, Baku says

BAKU , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
A total of 41 Azerbaijani civilians were killed and 205 others were wounded @ @ @ @ @ in Nagorno-Karabakh , Azerbaijan ’ s Prosecutor-General ’ s Office reported on Sunday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ ’ s side in the Azerbaijani settlements since September 27 until October 11 , 41 @ @ @ @ @ people were wounded , '' according to the Prosecutor-General ’ s Office .
Some 1,165 @ @ @ @ @ buildings and 146 civilian facilities were damaged , the statement said .

BAKU, October 11. /TASS/. A total of 41 Azerbaijani civilians were killed and 205 others were wounded since the start of escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor-General’s Office reported on Sunday.
"During the shelling from Armenia’s side in the Azerbaijani settlements since September 27 until October 11, 41 civilians were killed and 205 people were wounded," according to the Prosecutor-General’s Office.
Some 1,165 private houses, 57 apartment buildings and 146 civilian facilities were damaged, the statement said.


tass--2020-10-11--Moscow, St. Petersburg report highest daily COVID-19 tally since mid-May

MOSCOW , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow and St. Petersburg registered the highest daily growth in coronavirus cases since @ @ @ @ @ crisis center reported on Sunday .
Moscow confirmed 4,501 new COVID-19 cases , registering a @ @ @ @ @ Petersburg recorded 528 cases , and the total case tally in Russia ’ s second @ @ @ @ @ .
In the past day , 1,186 patients were discharged in the capital and 35 @ @ @ @ @ start of the pandemic , a total of 330,418 coronavirus cases have been recorded .
@ @ @ @ @ 5,595 others died .
Currently , 63,204 people are ill in the capital .
In @ @ @ @ @ left hospital in the past day and 21 patients died .
A total of 47,591 @ @ @ @ @ the city .
Some 31,362 patients recovered and 3,256 others died .

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. Moscow and St. Petersburg registered the highest daily growth in coronavirus cases since May 15, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Sunday.
Moscow confirmed 4,501 new COVID-19 cases, registering a 1.4% growth. St. Petersburg recorded 528 cases, and the total case tally in Russia’s second largest city rose 1.2%.
In the past day, 1,186 patients were discharged in the capital and 35 patients died. Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 330,418 coronavirus cases have been recorded. Some 261,619 people recovered and 5,595 others died. Currently, 63,204 people are ill in the capital.
In St. Petersburg, 264 people left hospital in the past day and 21 patients died. A total of 47,591 COVID-19 cases were recorded in the city. Some 31,362 patients recovered and 3,256 others died.


tass--2020-10-11--Russia records over 1,200 COVID-19 deaths this week, highest rate since start of pandemic

MOSCOW , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Russia recorded 1,239 coronavirus deaths this week , the highest rate since the @ @ @ @ @ to TASS estimates based on the anti-coronavirus crisis center ’ s data .
The previous @ @ @ @ @ recorded on July 6-12 , when 1,174 fatalities were confirmed .
On September 28-October 4 @ @ @ @ @ 1,034 fatalities .
Last week , 148 deaths were recorded in Russia on average versus @ @ @ @ @ , the average mortality rate this week decreased from 1.76 % to 1.74 % .
@ @ @ @ @ the trend that the increase in the number of infections now significantly surpasses the growth @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. Russia recorded 1,239 coronavirus deaths this week, the highest rate since the start of pandemic, according to TASS estimates based on the anti-coronavirus crisis center’s data.
The previous weekly record high figure was recorded on July 6-12, when 1,174 fatalities were confirmed. On September 28-October 4, the crisis center registered 1,034 fatalities. Last week, 148 deaths were recorded in Russia on average versus 177 this week.
Meanwhile, the average mortality rate this week decreased from 1.76% to 1.74%. This could be explained by the trend that the increase in the number of infections now significantly surpasses the growth in the number of deaths.


tass--2020-10-11--Russia reports over 13,600 new coronavirus cases, highest rate since start of pandemic

MOSCOW , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Russia recorded 13,634 coronavirus cases in the past day , the highest rate since the start of pandemic , the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Sunday .
The coronavirus growth rate rose to 1.1 % from 1 % over the past two days .
Russia ’ s total case tally reached 1,298,718 .
The lowest growth rates in the past 24 hours were registered in the Chechen Republic ( 0.3 % ) , the Chuvash Republic ( 0.4 % ) , in the Moscow and Tula Regions , the Republics of Tuva , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Region ( 0.5 % ) .
Moscow confirmed 4,501 new COVID-19 cases , registering a 1.4 % growth .
St. Petersburg recorded 528 cases , and the total case tally in Russia ’ s second largest city rose 1.2 % .
Some new 419 cases were recorded in the Moscow Region , 272 in the Rostov Region , 262 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region , 246 in the Arkhangelsk Region and 209 in the Sverdlovsk Region .
Currently , 255,679 people are undergoing treatment in Russia .
Some 4,240 patients recovered from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , taking the total number of recoveries in the country to 1,020,442 , the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday .
According to the crisis center , the total number of recoveries dropped to 78.5 % of all those infected .
On Saturday , this figure exceeded 79 % .
Over the past day , 244 patients were discharged in the Moscow Region , 240 in the Rostov Region , 190 in the Voronezh Region , 145 in the Sverdlovsk Region and 102 in Dagestan .
Russia ’ s coronavirus fatalities climbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 191 a day earlier .
Since the start of the pandemic , 22,597 people have died .
The average mortality rate for the first time since September 14 dropped to 1.74 % , according to the crisis center .
In the past day nine patients died in the Rostov Region , seven in the Omsk Region , six in the Moscow Region , five in the Ulyanovsk and Sverdlovsk Regions .
The total death toll in the country as of October 10 was corrected to 22,448 instead of 22,454 after a technical error @ @ @

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. Russia recorded 13,634 coronavirus cases in the past day, the highest rate since the start of pandemic, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Sunday.
The coronavirus growth rate rose to 1.1% from 1% over the past two days. Russia’s total case tally reached 1,298,718.
The lowest growth rates in the past 24 hours were registered in the Chechen Republic (0.3%), the Chuvash Republic (0.4%), in the Moscow and Tula Regions, the Republics of Tuva, Tatarstan, Bashkiria and the Chukotka Autonomous Region (0.5%).
Moscow confirmed 4,501 new COVID-19 cases, registering a 1.4% growth. St. Petersburg recorded 528 cases, and the total case tally in Russia’s second largest city rose 1.2%. Some new 419 cases were recorded in the Moscow Region, 272 in the Rostov Region, 262 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 246 in the Arkhangelsk Region and 209 in the Sverdlovsk Region.
Currently, 255,679 people are undergoing treatment in Russia.
Russia’s coronavirus recoveries
Some 4,240 patients recovered from the coronavirus in Russia in the past day, taking the total number of recoveries in the country to 1,020,442, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday.
According to the crisis center, the total number of recoveries dropped to 78.5% of all those infected. On Saturday, this figure exceeded 79%.
Over the past day, 244 patients were discharged in the Moscow Region, 240 in the Rostov Region, 190 in the Voronezh Region, 145 in the Sverdlovsk Region and 102 in Dagestan.
Russia’s coronavirus fatalities climbed by 149 in the past day versus 191 a day earlier. Since the start of the pandemic, 22,597 people have died.
The average mortality rate for the first time since September 14 dropped to 1.74%, according to the crisis center.
In the past day nine patients died in the Rostov Region, seven in the Omsk Region, six in the Moscow Region, five in the Ulyanovsk and Sverdlovsk Regions.
The total death toll in the country as of October 10 was corrected to 22,448 instead of 22,454 after a technical error was found.


tass--2020-10-11--Azerbaijani president hails Moscow talks on Nagorno-Karabakh

MOSCOW , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijan ’ s President Ilham Aliyev welcomed the outcome of Moscow talks between @ @ @ @ @ Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in an interview with RBC TV channel on Sunday .
`` In general @ @ @ @ @ , because the statement issued after the talks says that a ceasefire was declared due @ @ @ @ @ of principal importance was Azerbaijan ’ s position that substantial talks were launched between Armenia @ @ @ @ @ of the negotiations format was confirmed , '' Aliyev said .
The Russian , Azerbaijani @ @ @ @ @ Sergey Lavrov , Jeyhun Bayramov and Zohrab Mnatsakanyan correspondingly - held talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ October 9 .
Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed a ceasefire .
It came into effect at @ @ @ @ @ , October 10 for humanitarian reasons , for the exchange of detainees and recovery of @ @ @ @ @ in fighting .
Shortly after noon the sides traded blame for violating the ceasefire agreement @

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev welcomed the outcome of Moscow talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in an interview with RBC TV channel on Sunday.
"In general, I view this positively, because the statement issued after the talks says that a ceasefire was declared due to humanitarian reasons. Also of principal importance was Azerbaijan’s position that substantial talks were launched between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the consistency of the negotiations format was confirmed," Aliyev said.
The Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers - Sergey Lavrov, Jeyhun Bayramov and Zohrab Mnatsakanyan correspondingly - held talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement in Moscow on October 9. Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed a ceasefire. It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday, October 10 for humanitarian reasons, for the exchange of detainees and recovery of the bodies of those killed in fighting. Shortly after noon the sides traded blame for violating the ceasefire agreement.


tass--2020-10-11--Seven killed, 33 wounded in missile attack on Ganja - Azerbaijani president’s aide

BAKU , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
At least seven people were killed and 33 others were wounded in the missile attack in Ganja , western Azerbaijan , the Azerbaijani president ’ s aide Hikmet Gadzhiyev said on Sunday .
`` As of now , more than seven civilians were killed and 33 were wounded , including children .
Three houses were destroyed , '' Gadzhiyev wrote on his Twitter account .
Earlier on Sunday , Azerbaijan ’ s Prosecutor-General ’ s Office said five people were killed and 28 others were wounded in the missile attack in Ganja , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 over Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 11. /TASS/. At least seven people were killed and 33 others were wounded in the missile attack in Ganja, western Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani president’s aide Hikmet Gadzhiyev said on Sunday.
"As of now, more than seven civilians were killed and 33 were wounded, including children. Three houses were destroyed," Gadzhiyev wrote on his Twitter account.
Earlier on Sunday, Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor-General’s Office said five people were killed and 28 others were wounded in the missile attack in Ganja, the second largest city in 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 over 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--2020-10-11--Armenian Defense Ministry refutes Baku’s claims on shelling of Ganja

YEREVAN , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Azerbaijan ’ s claims that the Defense Army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic shelled Ganja , in western Azerbaijan , have nothing to do with reality , Armenian Defense Ministry Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Sunday .
`` Although the Artsakh Defense Army ( unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic - TASS ) is observing the Moscow deal on ceasefire for humanitarian reasons and is not conducting fire , the Azerbaijani side keeps shelling Stepanakert , Gadrut , Martuni and other settlements of Artsakh .
The Azerbaijani side ’ s statements on the shelling by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie and have nothing to do with reality , '' Stepanyan wrote on her Facebook page .
At the talks , brokered by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9 , Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed a ceasefire .
It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday , October 10 for humanitarian reasons , for the exchange of detainees and recovery of the bodies of those killed in fighting .
Shortly after noon the sides traded blame for violating the ceasefire agreement .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 over 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 11. /TASS/. Azerbaijan’s claims that the Defense Army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic shelled Ganja, in western Azerbaijan, have nothing to do with reality, Armenian Defense Ministry Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Sunday.
"Although the Artsakh Defense Army (unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic - TASS) is observing the Moscow deal on ceasefire for humanitarian reasons and is not conducting fire, the Azerbaijani side keeps shelling Stepanakert, Gadrut, Martuni and other settlements of Artsakh. The Azerbaijani side’s statements on the shelling by the Defense Army of Ganja are an absolute lie and have nothing to do with reality," Stepanyan wrote on her Facebook page.
At the talks, brokered by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9, Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed a ceasefire. It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday, October 10 for humanitarian reasons, for the exchange of detainees and recovery of the bodies of those killed in fighting. Shortly after noon the sides traded blame for violating the ceasefire agreement.
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 over 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--2020-10-11--Only 10-15% of coronavirus patients require serious medical aid — expert

MOSCOW , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
A severe form of the novel coronavirus is observed only in about 10-15 % of all cases , said Vitaly Zverev , who heads the Department of Microbiology , Virology and Immunology at Moscow ’ s Sechenov University .
`` How many of [ those infected ] will fall ill ?
< ... > About 10-15 % will require serious medical assistance .
The rest will have a mild form of the disease , receiving treatment at home or displaying no symptoms at all , '' he told the Moskva-24 TV channel .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases in Russia to the seasonal surge in viral respiratory diseases .
`` I think that the process will slow down a bit in winter , as people < … > will stay at home more eagerly , and this outbreak will subside by spring , '' he added .
Coronavirus cases in Russia grew by 12,846 on Saturday , showing the highest growth rate since the start of the pandemic in the country .
Russia has been registering the highest coronavirus numbers for the second consecutive day with 12,126 new coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the anti-coronavirus crisis center , a total of 1,285,084 people have been infected in Russia , 1,016,202 of them have already recovered and 22,454 died .

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. A severe form of the novel coronavirus is observed only in about 10-15% of all cases, said Vitaly Zverev, who heads the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology at Moscow’s Sechenov University.
"How many of [those infected] will fall ill? <...> About 10-15% will require serious medical assistance. The rest will have a mild form of the disease, receiving treatment at home or displaying no symptoms at all," he told the Moskva-24 TV channel.
Zverev attributed the current growth in novel coronavirus cases in Russia to the seasonal surge in viral respiratory diseases.
"I think that the process will slow down a bit in winter, as people <…> will stay at home more eagerly, and this outbreak will subside by spring," he added.
Coronavirus cases in Russia grew by 12,846 on Saturday, showing the highest growth rate since the start of the pandemic in the country. Russia has been registering the highest coronavirus numbers for the second consecutive day with 12,126 new coronavirus cases reported on October 9.
According to the anti-coronavirus crisis center, a total of 1,285,084 people have been infected in Russia, 1,016,202 of them have already recovered and 22,454 died.


tass--2020-10-11--Turnout in Tajik presidential election tops 20% in first three hours

DUSHANBE , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Some 20.7 % of registered voters cast their ballot in the first three hours of the ongoing presidential election in Tajikistan , a member of the Tajik Central Election and Referendum Commission , Mahfirat Hidirzoda , said on Sunday .
`` According to the Central Election Commission , by 9:00 local time ( 7:00 Moscow time ) , a total of 1,023,430 people cast their ballot at all of the republic ’ s 3,375 polling stations during the first three hours of the vote , '' she said .
The official added that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a free and transparent election have been created .
Five candidates are running in the polls - incumbent President Emomali Rahmon ( designated by the Federation of Independent Trade Union , the Union of the Youth and the People ’ s Democratic Party of Tajikistan ) , Rustam Latifzoda of the Agrarian Party , Abduhalim Ghafforov of the Socialist Party , Rustam Rahmatzoda of the Party of Economic Reform and Miroj Abdulloyev of the Communist Party .
The election will be declared valid if more than 50 % registered voters take part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 12 , final ones - within 10 days after the vote .

DUSHANBE, October 11. /TASS/. Some 20.7% of registered voters cast their ballot in the first three hours of the ongoing presidential election in Tajikistan, a member of the Tajik Central Election and Referendum Commission, Mahfirat Hidirzoda, said on Sunday.
"According to the Central Election Commission, by 9:00 local time (7:00 Moscow time), a total of 1,023,430 people cast their ballot at all of the republic’s 3,375 polling stations during the first three hours of the vote," she said.
The official added that the voting continues, and all conditions for a free and transparent election have been created.
Five candidates are running in the polls - incumbent President Emomali Rahmon (designated by the Federation of Independent Trade Union, the Union of the Youth and the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan), Rustam Latifzoda of the Agrarian Party, Abduhalim Ghafforov of the Socialist Party, Rustam Rahmatzoda of the Party of Economic Reform and Miroj Abdulloyev of the Communist Party.
The election will be declared valid if more than 50% registered voters take part. Preliminary results will be announced on October 12, final ones - within 10 days after the vote.


tass--2020-10-11--Baku reports missile attack on its Mingachevir Hydro Power Plant

BAKU , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General ’ s Office said on Sunday that Armenian armed forces carried out a missile attack on the Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant in Azerbaijan .
`` At about 04:00 local time ( 3:00 Moscow time ) , the Armenian armed forces carried out a missile attack on a major Azerbaijani industrial city of Mingechevir , which is 100 km away from the zone of the hostilities , and the Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant located there , '' prosecutors said in a statement .
According to the statement , all missiles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense forces .
Azerbaijan ’ s Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant and the Mingachevir water reservoir on the Kura River are critical for the country ’ s power generation sector and agriculture .
The security of the Mingachevir dam is among Azerbaijan ’ s most important national security issues .
According to experts , a vast section of the country ’ s territory will be flooded if the dam breaks .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 11. /TASS/. The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office said on Sunday that Armenian armed forces carried out a missile attack on the Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant in Azerbaijan.
"At about 04:00 local time (3:00 Moscow time), the Armenian armed forces carried out a missile attack on a major Azerbaijani industrial city of Mingechevir, which is 100 km away from the zone of the hostilities, and the Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant located there," prosecutors said in a statement.
According to the statement, all missiles were intercepted by Azerbaijan’s air defense forces.
Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant and the Mingachevir water reservoir on the Kura River are critical for the country’s power generation sector and agriculture. The security of the Mingachevir dam is among Azerbaijan’s most important national security issues. According to experts, a vast section of the country’s territory will be flooded if the dam breaks.
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--2020-10-11--Azerbaijani prosecutors say five dead, 28 injured in missile attack on Ganja

BAKU , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General ’ s Office said five people were killed and 28 injured when a missile struck an apartment building in Ganja , Azerbaijan ’ s second largest city .
`` Five people were killed and 28 injured as a result of a missile attack that occurred at approximately 02:00 ( local time , 01:00 Moscow time ) on October 11 in the city of Ganja , which is far off from the conflict zone , '' the Prosecutor General ’ s Office said in a statement .
According to prosecutors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the city center .
The country ’ s emergencies ministry said the building was completely destroyed .
Earlier , rescuers said 17 survivors had been pulled from the rubble .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talks , brokered by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9 , Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed a ceasefire .
It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday , October 10 for humanitarian reasons , for the exchange of detainees and recovery of the bodies of those killed in fighting .
Soon after noon the sides traded blame for violating the ceasefire agreement .

BAKU, October 11. /TASS/. The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General’s Office said five people were killed and 28 injured when a missile struck an apartment building in Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second largest city.
"Five people were killed and 28 injured as a result of a missile attack that occurred at approximately 02:00 (local time, 01:00 Moscow time) on October 11 in the city of Ganja, which is far off from the conflict zone," the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.
According to prosecutors, a missile struck an apartment building in the city center.
The country’s emergencies ministry said the building was completely destroyed. Earlier, rescuers said 17 survivors had been pulled from the rubble.
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.
At the talks, brokered by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9, Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed a ceasefire. It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday, October 10 for humanitarian reasons, for the exchange of detainees and recovery of the bodies of those killed in fighting. Soon after noon the sides traded blame for violating the ceasefire agreement.


tass--2020-10-11--US President Trump is no longer a coronavirus carrier — doctor

WASHINGTON , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
US President Donald Trump is no longer an active carrier of the novel coronavirus , his physician Sean Conley said on Saturday in a statement , released by the White House press service .
`` This evening I am happy to report that in addition to the President meeting CDC criteria for the safe discontinuation of isolation , this morning ’ s COVID PCR sample demonstrates , by currently recognized standards , he is no longer considered a transmission risk for others , '' the doctor said .
`` Now at day 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 24 hours and all symptoms inproved , the assortment of advanced diagnostic tests obtained reveal there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus , '' Conley added .
`` In addition , sequential testing throughout his illness has demonstrated decreasing viral loads . ''
The doctor said he would continue to monitor the US president ’ s health as he returns to active schedule .
On October 2 , Trump , 74 , said that his wife Melania and he had tested positive for coronavirus .
Later that day , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center in Bethesda , Maryland .
On Monday , Trump left the hospital and returned to the White House .

WASHINGTON, October 11. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump is no longer an active carrier of the novel coronavirus, his physician Sean Conley said on Saturday in a statement, released by the White House press service.
"This evening I am happy to report that in addition to the President meeting CDC criteria for the safe discontinuation of isolation, this morning’s COVID PCR sample demonstrates, by currently recognized standards, he is no longer considered a transmission risk for others," the doctor said.
"Now at day 10 from symptom onset, fever-free for well over 24 hours and all symptoms inproved, the assortment of advanced diagnostic tests obtained reveal there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus," Conley added. "In addition, sequential testing throughout his illness has demonstrated decreasing viral loads."
The doctor said he would continue to monitor the US president’s health as he returns to active schedule.
On October 2, Trump, 74, said that his wife Melania and he had tested positive for coronavirus. Later that day, the president arrived to the Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. On Monday, Trump left the hospital and returned to the White House.


tass--2020-10-11--Kyrgyzstan’s new premier unveils plan to stabilize situation

BISHKEK , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Kyrgyzstan ’ s new Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov addressed the country ’ s people on Saturday , saying that he had developed an action plan for the government , which includes measures to stabilize the situation in the country .
`` I assure you , that all my steps and actions will be for the benefit of the state ’ s interests .
It is time for all progressive forces in the society to team up and together reach solutions that will take the country out of the crisis .
In my program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues that require an urgent solution , '' the premier said .
The program includes measures to `` stabilize the situation in the country '' , protect investors and small-and medium-sized businesses , ensure food security and `` bring to justice all officials involved in corruption . ''
Japarov also plans to negotiate `` renewal and restructuring of external debt '' and review some of the agreements on foreign investment into the gold deposits of Kumtor and Dzeruy .
`` Decisions on those matters might be tough .
Possibly , the decision-making process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well , but I promise that I will work in a fair , transparent and open way , '' the premier said .
Kyrgyzstan ’ s parliament approved Japarov as prime minister on October 10 .
Japarov said that in his recent conversation with Sooronbay Jeenbekov , the president promised to `` step down '' after Japarov ’ s appointment as prime minister .
Japarov was nominated for prime minister amid protests and mass riots raging in Kyrgyzstan since October 5 .
In the early hours of October 6 , representatives of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the parliament in the election started unrest , seized governmental buildings and released ex-President Almazbek Atambayev and other politicians , including Japarov , from detention centers .
Japarov was jailed for hostage taking in 2013 .
The Central Election Committee invalidated the results of the election .
Kyrgyzstan ’ s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov urged the party leaders to return the political process into a legal field and signed decrees dismissing the government and prime minister and appointing new law enforcement chiefs .
In a decree Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency in Bishkek @ @ @ @ @ @ @

BISHKEK, October 11. /TASS/. Kyrgyzstan’s new Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov addressed the country’s people on Saturday, saying that he had developed an action plan for the government, which includes measures to stabilize the situation in the country.
"I assure you, that all my steps and actions will be for the benefit of the state’s interests. It is time for all progressive forces in the society to team up and together reach solutions that will take the country out of the crisis. In my program, I have identified the ten priority issues that require an urgent solution," the premier said.
The program includes measures to "stabilize the situation in the country", protect investors and small-and medium-sized businesses, ensure food security and "bring to justice all officials involved in corruption."
Japarov also plans to negotiate "renewal and restructuring of external debt" and review some of the agreements on foreign investment into the gold deposits of Kumtor and Dzeruy.
"Decisions on those matters might be tough. Possibly, the decision-making process regarding some of them will be difficult as well, but I promise that I will work in a fair, transparent and open way," the premier said.
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament approved Japarov as prime minister on October 10. Japarov said that in his recent conversation with Sooronbay Jeenbekov, the president promised to "step down" after Japarov’s appointment as prime minister.
Japarov was nominated for prime minister amid protests and mass riots raging in Kyrgyzstan since October 5. In the early hours of October 6, representatives of the parties that had failed to enter the parliament in the election started unrest, seized governmental buildings and released ex-President Almazbek Atambayev and other politicians, including Japarov, from detention centers. Japarov was jailed for hostage taking in 2013. The Central Election Committee invalidated the results of the election.
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov urged the party leaders to return the political process into a legal field and signed decrees dismissing the government and prime minister and appointing new law enforcement chiefs. In a decree Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency in Bishkek from October 9 until October 21.


tass--2020-10-11--Presidential election begins in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Presidential election began in Tajikistan on Sunday as 3,375 polling stations opened all over the country at 06:00 local time ( 04:00 Moscow time ) .
According to Tajikistan 's Central Election and Referendum Commission , the country has more than 4.9 million registered voters .
Disinfectants , gloves and face masks were delivered to all polling stations .
Voters will have to undergo a body temperature check when entering .
The premises will be regularly ventilated and decontaminated every two or three hours .
Five candidates are running in the polls - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Federation of Independent Trade Union , the Union of the Youth and the People ’ s Democratic Party of Tajikistan ) , Rustam Latifzoda of the Agrarian Party , Abduhalim Ghafforov of the Socialist Party , Rustam Rahmatzoda of the Party of Economic Reform and Miroj Abdulloyev of the Communist Party .
A total of 39 polling stations in 29 foreign countries will be open between 6:00 and 20:00 local time , including five in Russia ( Moscow , St. Petersburg , Yekaterinburg , Ufa and Novosibirsk ) .
About 15,000 Tajik @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Moscow , are expected to cast their ballot there .
The election will be declared valid if more than 50 % registered voters take part .
Preliminary results will be announced on October 12 , final ones - within 10 days after the vote .

DUSHANBE, October 11. /TASS/. Presidential election began in Tajikistan on Sunday as 3,375 polling stations opened all over the country at 06:00 local time (04:00 Moscow time).
According to Tajikistan's Central Election and Referendum Commission, the country has more than 4.9 million registered voters.
Polling stations will close at 20:00 local time (18:00 Moscow time).
Disinfectants, gloves and face masks were delivered to all polling stations. Voters will have to undergo a body temperature check when entering. The premises will be regularly ventilated and decontaminated every two or three hours.
Five candidates are running in the polls - incumbent President Emomali Rahmon (designated by the Federation of Independent Trade Union, the Union of the Youth and the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan), Rustam Latifzoda of the Agrarian Party, Abduhalim Ghafforov of the Socialist Party, Rustam Rahmatzoda of the Party of Economic Reform and Miroj Abdulloyev of the Communist Party.
A total of 39 polling stations in 29 foreign countries will be open between 6:00 and 20:00 local time, including five in Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Ufa and Novosibirsk). About 15,000 Tajik citizens living in Russia, including 4,000 in Moscow, are expected to cast their ballot there.
The election will be declared valid if more than 50% registered voters take part. Preliminary results will be announced on October 12, final ones - within 10 days after the vote.


tass--2020-10-11--Kyrgyz prosecutors call upon detained politicians to return to custody

BISHKEK , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
The Prosecutor General ’ s Office of Kyrgyzstan called upon all arrested or convicted politicians , released from detention during this week ’ s unrest , to voluntarily turn themselves in .
`` The Prosecutor General ’ s Office demands that all individuals , who illegally left their custody on the night of October 5 to October 6 , to turn themselves in to administration of penitentiary facilities .
If this demand is not met , law-enforcement bodies will take tough measures as envisaged by the law , '' the Kabar news agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s investigators and courts are now processing several criminal cases against prominent politicians , such as former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev , former prime minister Sapar Isakov , former Bishkek mayor Albek Ibragimov , former Chief of Presidential Staff Farid Niyazov .
Some of them have already been sentenced to prison terms .
However , when riots broke out in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek late on October 5 , some of those politicians illegally left their custody .
The Prosecutor General ’ s Office of Kyrgyzstan warned that prison escapes are punishable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours of October 6 , representatives of parties who failed to secure seats in parliament at the recent elections organized mass unrest in Bishkek , stormed buildings of state institutions and released former President Almazbek Atambayev as well as other politicians .
Some bodies created by the opposition said that they assumed power and appointed their own heads of government and ministries .
Unidentified people attempted to seize control of the country ’ s largest industries .
The Central Election Commission declared the results of the recent parliamentary elections null and void .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the leaders of the parties to return to legitimate political process and sacked the government and prime minister as well as appointed new heads of come power structures .
Moreover , Jeenbekov has introduced a state of emergency in Bishkek until October 21 .

BISHKEK, October 11. /TASS/. The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan called upon all arrested or convicted politicians, released from detention during this week’s unrest, to voluntarily turn themselves in.
"The Prosecutor General’s Office demands that all individuals, who illegally left their custody on the night of October 5 to October 6, to turn themselves in to administration of penitentiary facilities. If this demand is not met, law-enforcement bodies will take tough measures as envisaged by the law," the Kabar news agency quoted the statement as saying.
Kyrgyzstan’s investigators and courts are now processing several criminal cases against prominent politicians, such as former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev, former prime minister Sapar Isakov, former Bishkek mayor Albek Ibragimov, former Chief of Presidential Staff Farid Niyazov. Some of them have already been sentenced to prison terms.
However, when riots broke out in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek late on October 5, some of those politicians illegally left their custody.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan warned that prison escapes are punishable by the law.
In the early hours of October 6, representatives of parties who failed to secure seats in parliament at the recent elections organized mass unrest in Bishkek, stormed buildings of state institutions and released former President Almazbek Atambayev as well as other politicians. Some bodies created by the opposition said that they assumed power and appointed their own heads of government and ministries. Unidentified people attempted to seize control of the country’s largest industries. The Central Election Commission declared the results of the recent parliamentary elections null and void. Kyrgyz leader Sooronbay Jeenbekov has called on the leaders of the parties to return to legitimate political process and sacked the government and prime minister as well as appointed new heads of come power structures. Moreover, Jeenbekov has introduced a state of emergency in Bishkek until October 21.


tass--2020-10-12--Stepanakert comes under shelling again

Stepanakert comes under shelling again

YEREVAN , October 12 .
/TASS/ .
Armenia ’ s Cabinet of Ministers information center has reported that Stepanakert was shelled again by Azerbaijan ’ s armed forces on Sunday night .
`` Stepanakert is under fire again .
Explosions are heard in the city , '' the statement said .
At the talks , mediated by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9 , Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on a ceasefire .
It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday , October 10 for humanitarian reasons , in order to trade detainees and recover the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However that very evening the opposing sides again blamed each other of ceasefire violations and renewal of strikes .
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 over Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

YEREVAN, October 12. /TASS/. Armenia’s Cabinet of Ministers information center has reported that Stepanakert was shelled again by Azerbaijan’s armed forces on Sunday night.
"Stepanakert is under fire again. Explosions are heard in the city," the statement said.
At the talks, mediated by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9, Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on a ceasefire. It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday, October 10 for humanitarian reasons, in order to trade detainees and recover the bodies of those killed in fighting. However that very evening the opposing sides again blamed each other of ceasefire violations and renewal of strikes.
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 over 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--2020-10-12--Number of detainees at rallies in Belarus surpasses 400

MINSK , October 12 .
/TASS/ .
The number of opposition protest rallies participants detained by the law enforcement in Minsk and other Belarusian cities on Sunday surpassed 400 .
This information was provided on the website of the Belarusian unregistered Vesna human rights center .
The center has published a list which included the names of some 425 detainees , and it keeps being updated .
It is reported that architect Nikita Domrachev , brother of Belarusian biathlete and a four-time Olympic champion Darya Domracheva , is among the detainees .
On Sunday , 43 journalists and photographers who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detained , most of them were later released .
The protest rallies were held in Brest , Bobruisk , Vitebsk , Gomel , Grodno , Zhlobin , Mogilev , and Molodechno .
In Minsk the opposition tried to hold the March of Pride but the security forces prevented the full scale of it .
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election .
According to the Central Election Commission ’ s official results , incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide , garnering 80.10 % of the vote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , came in second , with 10.12 % of the ballot .
However , she refused to recognize the election ’ s outcome , and left Belarus for Lithuania .
After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9 , mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities .
During the early post-election period , the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police .
The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition ’ s Coordination Council , which has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In response , the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped .

MINSK, October 12. /TASS/. The number of opposition protest rallies participants detained by the law enforcement in Minsk and other Belarusian cities on Sunday surpassed 400. This information was provided on the website of the Belarusian unregistered Vesna human rights center.
The center has published a list which included the names of some 425 detainees, and it keeps being updated. It is reported that architect Nikita Domrachev, brother of Belarusian biathlete and a four-time Olympic champion Darya Domracheva, is among the detainees.
On Sunday, 43 journalists and photographers who were covering the protest rallies were also detained, most of them were later released.
The protest rallies were held in Brest, Bobruisk, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Zhlobin, Mogilev, and Molodechno. In Minsk the opposition tried to hold the March of Pride but the security forces prevented the full scale of it.
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election. According to the Central Election Commission’s official results, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide, garnering 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival in the race, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, came in second, with 10.12% of the ballot. However, she refused to recognize the election’s outcome, and left Belarus for Lithuania. After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9, mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities. During the early post-election period, the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police. The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition’s Coordination Council, which has been beating the drum for more protests. In response, the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped.


tass--2020-10-11--Moscow reports 34 coronavirus deaths in past day

MOSCOW , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
The number of fatalities due to the coronavirus infection in Moscow has increased by 34 over the past 24 hours , the anti-coronavirus center told reporters on Sunday .
`` 34 patients died in Moscow , all had a confirmed diagnosis of pneumonia and a positive result of tests for the presence of the coronavirus infection , '' the crisis center said .
In all , 5,629 COVID-19 patients died in the capital .
The crisis center reiterated that upon displaying the acute respiratory disorder symptoms it is necessary to stay at home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctor .
Moscow is in the first place in Russia by the number of the coronavirus infections , the number of the detected cases lately has been growing .
In all , 330,418 cases of the infection have been detected in the capital , 4,501 of them over the past 24 hours .
According to the latest statistics , about 37.2 mln people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.07 mln deaths have been reported .
To date , 1,298,718 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 1,020,442 patients having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s latest data indicates 22,597 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. The number of fatalities due to the coronavirus infection in Moscow has increased by 34 over the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus center told reporters on Sunday.
"34 patients died in Moscow, all had a confirmed diagnosis of pneumonia and a positive result of tests for the presence of the coronavirus infection," the crisis center said.
In all, 5,629 COVID-19 patients died in the capital. The crisis center reiterated that upon displaying the acute respiratory disorder symptoms it is necessary to stay at home, avoid self-medication, and call a doctor.
Moscow is in the first place in Russia by the number of the coronavirus infections, the number of the detected cases lately has been growing. In all, 330,418 cases of the infection have been detected in the capital, 4,501 of them over the past 24 hours.
According to the latest statistics, about 37.2 mln people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.07 mln deaths have been reported. To date, 1,298,718 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,020,442 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 22,597 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-10-11--Turkey continues to destabilize situation in Karabakh, Armenian Foreign Ministry claims

YEREVAN , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Turkey continues to undertake steps aimed at destabilization of situation around Nagorno-Karabakh and disruption of agreements , Armenia ’ s Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday .
`` Turkey < ... > does not give up its stance of further destabilizing the situation and undermining the agreements reached , '' Armenian Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Anna Naghdalyan wrote on her Facebook page on Sunday .
`` Turkey has also been sponsoring Azerbaijan ’ s information and political campaign aimed at undermining the provisions of the agreement on the cessation of hostilities reached at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republic of Armenia , the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russia Federation on October 10 , 2020 , at the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin , '' she added .
At the talks , mediated by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9 , Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on a ceasefire .
It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday , October 10 for humanitarian reasons , in order to trade detainees and recover the bodies of those killed in fighting .
Renewed clashes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 over 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 11. /TASS/. Turkey continues to undertake steps aimed at destabilization of situation around Nagorno-Karabakh and disruption of agreements, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday.
"Turkey <...> does not give up its stance of further destabilizing the situation and undermining the agreements reached," Armenian Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Anna Naghdalyan wrote on her Facebook page on Sunday.
"Turkey has also been sponsoring Azerbaijan’s information and political campaign aimed at undermining the provisions of the agreement on the cessation of hostilities reached at the level of the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russia Federation on October 10, 2020, at the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin," she added.
At the talks, mediated by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9, Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on a ceasefire. It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday, October 10 for humanitarian reasons, in order to trade detainees and recover the bodies of those killed in fighting.
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 over 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--2020-10-11--Number of detainees at rallies in Belarus surpasses 300

MINSK , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
The number of opposition protest rallies participants detained by the law enforcement in Minsk and other Belarusian cities on Sunday surpassed 300 .
This information was provided on the website of the Belarusian unregistered Vesna human rights center .
The center has published a list which as of 20:15 Moscow time included the names of 319 detainees .
The vast majority of them were detained in Minsk , the rest - in Brest , Bobruisk , Vitebsk , Gomel , Grodno , Zhlobin , Mogilev , Molodechno .
Some 45 detainees are journalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest rallies .
Among them were TASS correspondents Natalya Fedosenko , Yuri Shamshur , Gavriil Grigorov and Valery Stepchenkov who were released soon after .
Earlier on Sunday , in the Belarusian capital clashes between the protesters and the security forces had occurred .
The law enforcement began to detain the protesters , in order to disperse them , water cannons and stun grenades were used .
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election .
According to the Central Election Commission ’ s official results , incumbent President Alexander @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 80.10 % of the vote .
His closest rival in the race , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , came in second , with 10.12 % of the ballot .
However , she refused to recognize the election ’ s outcome , and left Belarus for Lithuania .
After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9 , mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities .
During the early post-election period , the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police .
The current unrest is being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coordination Council , which has been beating the drum for more protests .
In response , the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped .

MINSK, October 11. /TASS/. The number of opposition protest rallies participants detained by the law enforcement in Minsk and other Belarusian cities on Sunday surpassed 300. This information was provided on the website of the Belarusian unregistered Vesna human rights center.
The center has published a list which as of 20:15 Moscow time included the names of 319 detainees. The vast majority of them were detained in Minsk, the rest - in Brest, Bobruisk, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Zhlobin, Mogilev, Molodechno.
Some 45 detainees are journalists and photographers who were covering the opposition protest rallies. Among them were TASS correspondents Natalya Fedosenko, Yuri Shamshur, Gavriil Grigorov and Valery Stepchenkov who were released soon after.
Earlier on Sunday, in the Belarusian capital clashes between the protesters and the security forces had occurred. The law enforcement began to detain the protesters, in order to disperse them, water cannons and stun grenades were used.
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election. According to the Central Election Commission’s official results, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide, garnering 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival in the race, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, came in second, with 10.12% of the ballot. However, she refused to recognize the election’s outcome, and left Belarus for Lithuania. After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9, mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities. During the early post-election period, the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police. The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition’s Coordination Council, which has been beating the drum for more protests. In response, the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped.


tass--2020-10-11--Karabakh to be central subject of Armenian top diplomat’s planned visit - Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh will be at the center of attention during the scheduled @ @ @ @ @ Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to Moscow , the commentary of Russia ’ s Foreign Ministry @ @ @ @ @ .
As the agency reported , the top diplomat will be in Moscow with an @ @ @ @ @ , he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov .
`` One of @ @ @ @ @ discussion will be the issues of settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh .
In order to develop the @ @ @ @ @ October 9-10 during the trilateral meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia , Azerbaijan , and @ @ @ @ @ continue on de-escalation of tensions in the conflict zone and creation of conditions to renew @ @ @ @ @ including the involvement of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group , '' the commentary @ @ @ @ @ also review the entire range of issues of the bilateral cooperation , foreign policy interaction @ @ @ @ @ Eurasian Economic Union , the Collective Security Treaty Organization , and the CIS .

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh will be at the center of attention during the scheduled visit of Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to Moscow, the commentary of Russia’s Foreign Ministry made public on Sunday said.
As the agency reported, the top diplomat will be in Moscow with an official visit on October 11-13, he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. "One of the key subjects of the discussion will be the issues of settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh. In order to develop the agreements reached in Moscow on October 9-10 during the trilateral meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, the dialogue will continue on de-escalation of tensions in the conflict zone and creation of conditions to renew the substantive negotiations process, including the involvement of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group," the commentary said.
The sides will also review the entire range of issues of the bilateral cooperation, foreign policy interaction along the lines of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and the CIS.


tass--2020-10-11--Top diplomats of Turkey, Azerbaijan discussed truce in Nagorno-Karabakh - source

ANKARA , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov had a phone conversation on Sunday , a source in Turkey ’ s Foreign Ministry told journalists .
`` The ceasefire violations by Armenia were discussed , '' the source said .
At the talks , mediated by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9 , Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on a ceasefire .
It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday , October 10 for humanitarian reasons , in order to trade detainees and recover the bodies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that very evening the opposing sides again blamed each other of ceasefire violations and renewal of strikes .
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 over Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

ANKARA, October 11. /TASS/. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov had a phone conversation on Sunday, a source in Turkey’s Foreign Ministry told journalists.
"The ceasefire violations by Armenia were discussed," the source said.
At the talks, mediated by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9, Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on a ceasefire. It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday, October 10 for humanitarian reasons, in order to trade detainees and recover the bodies of those killed in fighting. However that very evening the opposing sides again blamed each other of ceasefire violations and renewal of strikes.
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 over 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--2020-10-11--Clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine ‘going well’, says Chumakov Center Director General

MOSCOW , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Clinical trials of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection developed by the Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products of the Russian Academy of Sciences are going well , no adverse effects have been observed in the participants , Center ’ s Director General and a corresponding member of the Academy Aydar Ishmukhametov told TASS .
`` Trials of our vaccine in Novosibirsk have been going well for a third day already , no adverse effects were observed in the participants with the exception of soreness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Clinical trials of the whole virion inactivated vaccine developed by the Chumakov Center started in Novosibirsk on October 6 .
Either artificially weakened viruses incapable of causing a disease or dead ( inactivated ) viruses are used in this type of vaccine .
The Federal Scientific Center was created on the basis of the Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences .
Currently the center is among the world leaders in medical virology , including enterovirus infections , tick-borne encephalitis , coronavirus , and viral hepatites .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ production line .

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. Clinical trials of a vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection developed by the Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products of the Russian Academy of Sciences are going well, no adverse effects have been observed in the participants, Center’s Director General and a corresponding member of the Academy Aydar Ishmukhametov told TASS.
"Trials of our vaccine in Novosibirsk have been going well for a third day already, no adverse effects were observed in the participants with the exception of soreness at injection site," he said.
Clinical trials of the whole virion inactivated vaccine developed by the Chumakov Center started in Novosibirsk on October 6. Either artificially weakened viruses incapable of causing a disease or dead (inactivated) viruses are used in this type of vaccine.
The Federal Scientific Center was created on the basis of the Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. Currently the center is among the world leaders in medical virology, including enterovirus infections, tick-borne encephalitis, coronavirus, and viral hepatites. The center has its own biotechnological vaccine production line.


tass--2020-10-11--Work impossible in Karabakh due to ceasefire violations, Red Cross reports

STEPANAKERT , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
The International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) mission in Nagorno-Karabakh can not begin to function while the reports on ceasefire violations by both sides of the conflict keep pouring in , representative of the ICRC Karabakh office Eteri Musaelyan told TASS on Sunday .
`` In order for us to begin working it is necessary to wait for the observation of the ceasefire regime .
On both sides of the line of contact there are constant media reports that the shelling is underway , that there are casualties .
Until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our staff are in place , our neutral mediation can not come into effect , '' she said .
At the talks , mediated by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9 , Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on a ceasefire .
It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday , October 10 for humanitarian reasons , in order to trade detainees and recover the bodies of those killed in fighting .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 over 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

STEPANAKERT, October 11. /TASS/. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission in Nagorno-Karabakh cannot begin to function while the reports on ceasefire violations by both sides of the conflict keep pouring in, representative of the ICRC Karabakh office Eteri Musaelyan told TASS on Sunday.
"In order for us to begin working it is necessary to wait for the observation of the ceasefire regime. On both sides of the line of contact there are constant media reports that the shelling is underway, that there are casualties. Until a complete ceasefire and safety guarantees for our staff are in place, our neutral mediation cannot come into effect," she said.
At the talks, mediated by Russia and held in Moscow on October 9, Azerbaijan and Armenia had agreed on a ceasefire. It came into effect at 12.00 local time on Saturday, October 10 for humanitarian reasons, in order to trade detainees and recover the bodies of those killed in fighting.
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 over 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--2020-10-11--Presidential polls close in Tajikistan

Presidential polls close in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , October 11 .
/TASS/ .
Voting in presidential election held on Sunday in Tajikistan has concluded , the polling stations closed at 20:00 ( 18:00 Moscow time ) .
The Central Commission on Elections and Referenda told TASS that the vote count has begun in the republic .
Earlier the commission noted that the election was considered valid since voter turnout as of 15:00 ( 13:00 Moscow time ) surpassed 50 % , hitting 70.7 % ( over 3.4 mln people ) .
According to the commission , in Tajikistan 3,375 polling stations were open with 39 more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five of them in Russia ( they will function until 20:00 Moscow time ) .
The preliminary results of the vote will be announced by the commission at a briefing on October 12 .
Five candidates are running in the polls - incumbent President Emomali Rahmon ( designated by the Federation of Independent Trade Union , the Union of the Youth and the People ’ s Democratic Party of Tajikistan ) , Rustam Latifzoda of the Agrarian Party , Abduhalim Ghafforzoda of the Socialist Party , Rustam Rahmatzoda of the Party of Economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party .
The final results will be announced within 10 days after the vote .

DUSHANBE, October 11. /TASS/. Voting in presidential election held on Sunday in Tajikistan has concluded, the polling stations closed at 20:00 (18:00 Moscow time).
The Central Commission on Elections and Referenda told TASS that the vote count has begun in the republic.
Earlier the commission noted that the election was considered valid since voter turnout as of 15:00 (13:00 Moscow time) surpassed 50%, hitting 70.7% (over 3.4 mln people).
According to the commission, in Tajikistan 3,375 polling stations were open with 39 more set up abroad in 29 countries, five of them in Russia (they will function until 20:00 Moscow time). The preliminary results of the vote will be announced by the commission at a briefing on October 12.
Five candidates are running in the polls - incumbent President Emomali Rahmon (designated by the Federation of Independent Trade Union, the Union of the Youth and the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan), Rustam Latifzoda of the Agrarian Party, Abduhalim Ghafforzoda of the Socialist Party, Rustam Rahmatzoda of the Party of Economic Reform and Miroj Abdulloyev of the Communist Party. The final results will be announced within 10 days after the vote.