  Belarus Foreign Ministry sends note to Yerevan June 22, 2024 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Armenian side, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reports. Head of the Department of Bilateral Cooperation with CIS Countries at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergei Molunov and Chargé d'Affaires of Armenia in Belarus Narek Tiraturyan discussed issues of bilateral relations, prospects for trade and economic cooperation and interaction in joint integration structures. “The corresponding note from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry was sent to the Armenian side,” the statement said. The Armenian Ambassador to Belarus was called to Yerevan for consultations, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said in a statement onJune 12. The move came after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he will never visit Belarus as long as Alexander Lukashenko is the leader of the country. “One of the CSTO members states that participated in the preparation of the 44-day war (in Karabakh), encouraged, believed and wished for the victory of Azerbaijan. And after that, should I discuss some issues with the President of Belarus within the CSTO?” Pashinyan said. He noted that he will have to work with Belarus within the CIS and the EAEU. “But I want to declare that I will never visit Belarus again as long as Alexander Lukashenko is the president there. Also, from now on, not a single official representative of Armenia will visit Belarus. In general,” said the Armenian prime minister. He stated that in relations within the CSTO, “theoretically, changes cannot be ruled out if, for example, Belarus itself decides to leave the CSTO or Lukashenko utters words of apology that will be acceptable to the Armenian people. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Armenian side, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reports. The Belarusian Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Armenian side, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reports. Head of the Department of Bilateral Cooperation with CIS Countries at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergei Molunov and Chargé d'Affaires of Armenia in Belarus Narek Tiraturyan discussed issues of bilateral relations, prospects for trade and economic cooperation and interaction in joint integration structures. “The corresponding note from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry was sent to the Armenian side,” the statement said. The Armenian Ambassador to Belarus was called to Yerevan for consultations, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said in a statement onJune 12. The move came after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he will never visit Belarus as long as Alexander Lukashenko is the leader of the country. “One of the CSTO members states that participated in the preparation of the 44-day war (in Karabakh), encouraged, believed and wished for the victory of Azerbaijan. And after that, should I discuss some issues with the President of Belarus within the CSTO?” Pashinyan said. He noted that he will have to work with Belarus within the CIS and the EAEU. “But I want to declare that I will never visit Belarus again as long as Alexander Lukashenko is the president there. Also, from now on, not a single official representative of Armenia will visit Belarus. In general,” said the Armenian prime minister. He stated that in relations within the CSTO, “theoretically, changes cannot be ruled out if, for example, Belarus itself decides to leave the CSTO or Lukashenko utters words of apology that will be acceptable to the Armenian people.   Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer.   Partner news |  Latest news Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating  Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1.Destruction of Armenian heritage raised at PACE Member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, MP from the “I Have the Honor” bloc Hayk Mamijanyan delivered remarks at a PACE session.Azerbaijan yet to respond to Armenia’s proposal to probe ceasefire violations Azerbaijan has not yet responded to Armenia’s proposal to create a mechanism for investigating ceasefire violations, Armen Grigoryan has said.Yerevan says received 10th draft of peace treaty proposals from Baku Armen Grigoryan has revealed that Armenia has received the 10th package of peace treaty proposals from Azerbaijan. |
