November 21, 2020 - 12:33 AMT
Pashinyan meeting Shoigu; Lavrov in Yerevan for Karabakh talks

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Yerevan on Saturday, November 21, the Armenian government reports.

Shoigu has arrived in the Armenian capital as part of a Russian interdepartmental delegation which also includes Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko and head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova have also arrived in Yerevan. They will all meet with Pashinyan on Saturday.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev have signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Karabakh (Artsakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan has said he has agreed to the deal signed by Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan.