  Albania backs lasting peace in South Caucasus April 21, 2026 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani has underscored the importance of sustainable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, noting that it would enhance predictability in the South Caucasus. He welcomed steps aimed at establishing peace and highlighted the importance of any credible progress toward consolidating the process, according to 1lurer.am citing Azerbaijani media. According to him, such peace would contribute to regional development, including in key areas such as energy, connectivity, and European security. Hasani stressed that achieving long-term peace requires not only political will but also consistent efforts to build trust, increase transparency, resolve disputes, and establish effective mechanisms for regional cooperation. On August 8, 2025, during a trilateral meeting at the White House involving Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, a joint declaration was signed on the outcomes of the talks. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also initialed a peace agreement on establishing interstate relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the presence of the leaders.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
