Steps needed to deescalate border situation, Armenia tells U.S.January 12, 2022 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs Karen Donfried discussed the situation on the border in a phone call Tuesday, January 11. Three Armenian soldiers – Artur Mkhitaryan, Rudik Gharibyan (both born in 2002) and Vahan Babayan (b. 2003) – were killed in Azerbaijan's latest provocation on January 11, the Defense Ministry has said. Two other servicemen were injured in fighting. According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, Mirzoyan briefed Donfried on recent days’ ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani armed forces and stressed the need for steps to de-escalate the situation. The two also weighed in on the possible normalization of relations between Yerevan and Ankara, stressed the importance of achieving a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the release of all Armenian prisoners of war still being held in Azerbaijan, as well as the situation in Kazakhstan. 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. |