Russia’s Lavrov to visit Armenia Apr 21-22April 19, 2016 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Armenia on April 21-22 to discuss the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Armenia's Foreign Ministry said. Lavrov is set to meet with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian and President Serzh Sargsyan. “During his stopover, Minister Lavrov will hold a range of bilateral meetings with a special focus on the Karabakh peace process,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Also, the Russian Foreign policy chief will visit Tsitsernakaberd to honor the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on April 8 met with Lavrov in Moscow. The officials focused on the situation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. During the meeting, Lavrov said that from the very beginning of the escalation, Russia exerted effort to achieve a ceasefire. He deemed the use of force in the Karabakh conflict zone unacceptable, stressing the importance of observing the ceasefire maintenance deal to prevent recurrence of such situations. According to Lavrov, it's essential to create appropriate conditions to continue the negotiation process within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship. Both Ministers attached great importance to the implementation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs' proposals on strengthening the ceasefire. Also, Lavrov briefed Nalbandian on the Baku-hosted Russia-Azerbaijan meetings. Related links: 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |