  Armenia confirms participation in BRICS summit in Russia September 4, 2024 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will take part in the BRICS summit in Russia in October, Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan told a briefing on Wednesday, September 4. "Yes, the Armenian side will participate," he said in response to a journalist's question. A large-scale summit will take place at the end of October in the city of Kazan. Earlier, Russian officials said that leaders of CIS countries had been invited to the summit. Leaders of a number of countries not part of the organization will also attend. In particular, the participation of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been confirmed.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Virtual PBX: Effective business management tool from Viva  PoPuti, a company that operates in the service sector, has been using Viva’s Virtual PBX for over a year.U.S. top Democrat concerned about Azerbaijan hosting COP29 Cardin, in a statement, said “hosting a major international conference like COP29 should come with responsibilities.”Azerbaijan says has “no obligation” to release Armenian PoWs Azerbaijan has declared it has no obligations to release Armenian prisoners of war currently jailed in Baku.U.S. government doubles funding ceiling for Armenia The U.S. government has doubled its funding ceiling for Armenia to promote the development of democracy and the economy in the country. |
