Results 09.10: Language and peace of the president in Karabakh

Volodymyr Zelenskiy was forced to communicate in Ukrainian; the parties to the Karabakh conflict have reached an agreement. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.

The court partially satisfied the demand for “language” against the president

The Supreme Court ordered President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to communicate in the state language while on duty, thus partially satisfying the lawsuit against the head of state, in which he requested that his communication be declared illegal in one of the forums in 2019.

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire in Karabakh

Yerevan and Baku held talks on Nagorno-Karabakh for Moscow mediation, after which they adopted a joint document on a ceasefire starting at 12:00 on October 10. In addition, the parties undertook to exchange prisoners of war and other detainees, as well as the bodies of the dead.

More than 250 thousand cases of coronavirus registered in Ukraine

On the morning of October 9, 250,538 cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed in Ukraine, of which 110,650 ended in recovery and 4,779 in death. During the day, 5,804 infected were detected, the anti-registration of the increase in coronavirus was updated once again.

The Venice Commission presented a report on judicial reform

The Venice Commission approved the report on the draft amendments to the Law of Ukraine On the judicial system and the status of judgesand also provided a series of specific recommendations for the document. In particular, the members of the commission welcomed the approach of the bill in updating the composition of the Commission of Highly Qualified Magistrates.

Blasting fire truck in the Lugansk region

In the Lugansk region, an AMUR fire truck exploded with an explosive device while extinguishing a fire, as a result of which three people were injured: a driver, a forester from the Stanichno-Luhansk forestry and an employee of the Service State Emergency. The car cannot be repaired.

Cabinet announced visa-free travel from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The government authorized Ukraine’s ambassador to Great Britain, Vadim Prystaiko, to sign an agreement on the introduction of a visa-free regime with the state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. After signing the document, visa-free travel for citizens of Ukraine and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will be valid for up to 90 days for 180 days.

A quarter of CEC employees were absent due to illness

In the Central Election Commission, 34 employees contracted the coronavirus, for which 71 of 281 employees were forced to take sick leave. The CEC also reinforced anti-epidemic measures: end-to-end ventilation and disinfection of premises, minimization of contacts, etc.

Debate canceled in the US

The second round of televised debates between the presidential candidates of the United States was canceled, because in the context of the infection of the current head of the White House by coronavirus, the headquarters could not agree on the format of the meeting scheduled for October 15. Thus, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will meet on October 22.

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