Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan summit confirmed for November 26November 23, 2021 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will hold trilateral talks in Sochi on November 26, the Kremlin reports. Arranged and hosted by Putin, the summit is timed to coincide with the anniversary of the signing of the statement that ended hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9, 2020. "It is planned to consider the implementation of the agreements reached by the leaders of the three countries on November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021, as well as outline further steps to strengthen stability and establish a peaceful life in the region. Particular attention will be paid to the restoration and development of trade, economic and transport links," the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin is also set to meet Pashinyan and Aliyev separately. It was reported earlier that European Council President Charles Michel has proposed to host Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for a meeting in Brussels in the margins of the EaP Summit, to which the leaders agreed. They are set to meet in Brussels to discuss the regional situation and ways of overcoming tensions. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |