Borrell was "unable" to arrange EU0Armenia-Azerbaijan meetingDecember 18, 2020 - 10:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said Thursday, December 17 that he has tried to arrange a trilateral meeting with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers but to no avail. Borrell said at the 3rd EU-Armenia Partnership Council that it was decided to organize bilateral meetings instead. The top EU diplomat said the Russia-brokered ceasefire is holding in Karabakh, having helped to prevent further loss of life. "If the EU can play its part in the process of peace-building and reconciliation by complementing the efforts of the Minsk Group," Borrell said, "then we are ready to do so". Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side has returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. Photo. Reuters 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 | Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |