Peskov says no Putin-Pashinyan talks planned before CSTO summit![]() November 18, 2023 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan before the CSTO summit, which will take place in Minsk on November 23, is not planned, the Russian leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said Friday, November 18. “Not yet. But the summit itself has not yet taken place... As far as I know, Pashinyan is not going to Minsk,” Peskov told reporters, RIA Novosti reports. Pashinyan’s spokesperson Nazeli Baghdasaryan said Tuesday that he will not participate in the meeting of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) slated for November 23. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |