Russian and Armenian border guards are negotiating with Azerbaijani authorities to reopen sections of the Goris-Kapan highway that has been closed since yesterday.
Armenia will allocate 1.2 billion AMD (US$2.4m) to finance electricity, gas and communication utility costs for Artsakh citizens.
Armenia will spend 7.6 billion AMD (US$15.4m) to repair sections of the M-9 and M-2 highways linking the country to Iran and Georgia.
The U.S. will allocate an additional $192,000 to reinforce a section of the Sanahin Monastery in Armenia’s northern Lori Province.
There are 700 coronavirus patients in Armenia in critical condition according to Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan.
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said the closure of roads by Azerbaijani troops in the country’s southern Syunik Province contradicts agreements reached in December 2020 to unblock regional transportation links and its an attempt by Baku to scuttle futur