Road projects, Covid pandemic, Karabakh on U.S.-Armenia agendaSeptember 28, 2021 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan and U.S. ambassador to Yerevan Lynne Tracy met on Tuesday, September 28 and discussed a number of issues, including the construction of a new interstate road in Armenia's south, the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Papikyan said he appreciates the U.S. role in the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship, which is mandated to help the sides to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reach an agreement. The Deputy Prime Minister also stressed the developing ties between Armenia and the U.S., emphasizing the usefulness of American's involvement in a variety of areas, including infrastructure, water management, and energy, particularly green energy. The two weighed in on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on public health and vaccination, which could help open the borders and ease travel restrictions. Papikyan and Tracy also discussed the new road, which is being repaired as an alternative to the one that passes through territories currently under Azerbaijan's control. Papikyan revealed that a 44 km section is almost ready. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |