U.S. hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan summit will be "a step forward"![]() November 23, 2021 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States maintains direct contacts between Azerbaijan and Armenia aimed at normalizing relations between the countries, U.S. Ambassador to Baku Lee Litzenberger said, Interfax reports. Litzenberger commented on the upcoming meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the Eastern Partnership summit on December 15 in Brussels, adding that he hopes the meeting will be a step forward in establishing normal relations between the countries. The Ambassador noted that the United States is committed to lasting peace in the region. The Armenian Foreign Ministry earlier neither confirmed nor denied reports about an alleged November 26 meeting between Pashinyan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Aliyev. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |