Pope Francis joined the thousands of Catholics, mourning the death of a Catholic priest in Syria.
“I am close to Armenian Catholics of Qamishli, in Syria, as they gather for the funeral of their parish priest, Father Hovsep Bedoyan, who was killed yesterday together with his father. I pray for them, their families, and for all Christians in Syria”, he wrote in Twitter.

The Islamic State terrorist grouping has claimed responsibility for the murder of a Catholic priest and his father on Monday, November 11, 2019 in Northern Syria.

Earlier, SANA news agency reported that the trustee of the Armenian Catholic Church, located in the border Syrian city of Qamishli and his father, had been shot dead in northeastern Syria, en route from Al-Hasakah governorate to Deir az Zour.

Operational exercises throughout the whole Azerbaijani army begin in Azerbaijan on November 12, 2019, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country reports.

The main objective of the three-stage military exercises will be to improve the training of headquarters and command and control bodies, as well as the interaction between the Army, Air Force, Navy, Missile and Artillery and Special Forces in the course of an offensive operation with the intersection of provocations of the contingent enemy.

On November 13, 2019, Ukraine and Russia will sign in an remote way a fisheries protocol for the Azov Sea, the press service of the Ministry of Energy and Environment of Ukraine informed.

“For the first time in the years of independence, the meeting of the Ukrainian - Russian Fisheries Commission (URC) on the allocation of fishing quotas in the Azov Sea will be held online on 13 November this year. The 2020 protocol will be signed through diplomatic channels”, the press release said.

On Monday, November 11, 2019, Turkey began the deportation of terrorist aliens.

According to the Anadolu Agency, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, this way, after completing the relevant legal procedures, was expelled a terrorist who came from the United States.

The documentation for the deportation of a terrorist, coming from Germany is being prepared. Another terrorist is expected to be deported to Denmark during the day.

The businessman Vachagan Petrosyan complains that the authorities have not allowed him to finish exploring oil and gas fields in the country.

History, cultural heritage and national colouring. Azerbaijani Cultural Center was opened in Kharkov. The Center opened its doors on the eve of the National Flag Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani guests, diplomats and representatives of the diaspora, who found their second home in Kharkiv, gathered at the opening. This center became the first to which the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the Ukraine was able to "give life".

Slovakia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and President-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) - Miroslav Lajčák met with the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.

According to a statement, made by the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting was also attended by the personal representative of the current OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Andrzej Kaspšik.

Another provocation linked to Nagorno-Karabakh was halted in Germany.

According to the Report.az, the Embassy of Azerbaijan has stopped an attempt for issuing into circulation souvenirs, representing a banknote with a face value of 0 euros and the inscription "Republic of Artsakh".

After the intervention of the embassy, “EuroSchein Souvenir” GmbH has apologized to the Republic of Azerbaijan, stating that the souvenir will not be put on sale.

Ukrainian power plants were switched off from the grid, because of the import of electricity from Russia. According to “Glavkom”, the head of the Department for Development of the Electricity Market at “Ukrenergo” - Nikita Vishnevsky said this.