The Swiss authorities have excluded Russia from the list of countries with an unfavorable epidemiological situation and canceled the requirement for those arriving from Russia to observe a 10-day quarantine, effective on Saturday, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said on Wednesday

Minsk has coordinated with Russian companies the possible delivery of 1.2 million tonnes of oil to Belarus in August, the press secretary of Belarusian state energy concern, Belneftekhim, said on Wednesday

The Foreign Minister says one minute silence will be observed across the country to give message of peace on this Youme-estehsal, followed by a solidarity march in Federal capital as well as provincial capitals.

The escalation of the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is alarming, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved by peaceful means, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexey Zaitsev said on Thursday

China will send its military personnel to participate in the International Army Games (IAG) 2020, which are expected to be held from August 29 to September 5, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said on Thursday

Italy is sending a team of medical specialists, face masks and sanitary materials to Albania to help in its fight against COVID-19, the Italian Civil Protection Department said on Thursday, adding that similar cargo will be delivered to Serbia and Azerbaijan

Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told The Jerusalem Post newspaper that Israel should stop arms deliveries to Azerbaijan

Armenia will suspend military inspections by Turkish experts in its territory under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) due to security threats associated with Ankara's open support of Azerbaijan in the recent escalation, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday

Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan noted during a meeting with French Ambassador in Yerevan Jonathan Lacote the importance of preventing provocations in the immediate vicinity of the Armenian borders during the Azerbaijani-Turkish military exercises, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday