Armenia sent military men to Russia, Baku rejected Moscow's proposalOctober 17, 2020 - 10:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Russia's initiative, Armenia sent a group of servicemen to Moscow to meet with the representatives of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry to discuss a mechanism for monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Baku declined to send a delegation, Armenian Prime Minister's spokeswoman Mane Gevorgyan told TASS on Friday, October 17 evening. "Yerevan reacted positively to Russia's initiative and sent Ministry of Defense representatives to Moscow to meet with the Azerbaijani side to agree on a mechanism for monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh," Gevorgyan said. "But according to the information we have, Baku has not sent send its representatives for this meeting. This means that Baku, in fact, rejects the [ceasefire] agreement reached in Moscow and the initiative of the Russian Federation." According to Gevorgyan, "Yerevan assumes that Turkey does not allow representatives of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to visit Moscow." Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. |