Russia says ready to arrange Pashinyan-Aliyev meetingDecember 7, 2022 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia will be ready to provide all necessary assistance for arranging a new meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, December 7. "Russia, of course, will be ready to provide all necessary assistance to host such a meeting on its territory," the Kremlin was cited as saying by TASS. Speaking about the informal CIS summit, which may take place in St. Petersburg at the end of the year, he noted: "There are ideas for holding such a New Year's Eve meeting, when all the agreements are finalized, we will make an announcement." “About the meeting (of Pashinyan and Aliyev -Ed.) also, if there is understanding, we will inform you,” Peskov concluded. Earlier, the head of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, Eduard Aghajanyan, said that Pashinyan and Aliyev could hold a new meeting by the end of 2022 to continue negotiations on the normalization of relations between Yerevan and Baku. Top stories 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. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |