U.S. supports opening of Armenia-Turkey bordersOctober 2, 2021 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - United States Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has said the United States supports diplomatic efforts aimed at the opening of borders between Armenia and Turkey and the establishment economic tied in South Caucasus. Zeya made the remarks during a reception at Yerevan's Embassy in Washington, DC, marking the 30th anniversary of Armenia's independence, Voice of America reports. The diplomat weighed in on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying the U.S. remains committed to achieving a peaceful, comprehensive and stable resolution of the matter. She stressed the need for settling all outstanding problems related to the conflict, as well as the consequences of the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan in fall 2020. The Under Secretary of State also said the United States supports Armenia's efforts to build democratic institutions, fight corruption, and promote sustainable economic growth. While she said there is a lot of work to do, she also said the U.S. stands by Armenia also in its quest to promote an impartial and independent judiciary. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |