Pashinyan to travel to Moscow on April 19April 9, 2022 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will embark on an official visit to Russia on April 19, according to a statement from Pashinyan's office. On a phone call on Saturday, April 9, Pashinyan informed Russian President Vladimir Putin about the results of his April 6 meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, which was mediated by European Council President Charles Michel. On April 6, Pashinyan and Aliyev agreed to convene a joint border commission by the end of April, whose mandate will be to delimit the bilateral border between the two countries and ensure a stable security situation along, and in the vicinity of, the borderline. On Saturday, the two on Saturday, April 9 attached importance to the agreements on signing a peace treaty with Azerbaijan and launching delimitation works. The President of the Russian Federation expressed readiness to fully support these processes. The intrusion of Azerbaijani units into the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh was also on the table. Pashinyan said the Armenian side expects the Russian peacekeepers to take concrete measures to ensure the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani units. Azerbaijan has broken into Nagorno-Karabakh, and the incursion has left three Armenian soldiers dead and at least 14 others injured. On March 24, Azerbaijan stormed into the zone of the responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers stationed in the area and is refusing to completely withdraw its forces from strategic heights. Pashinyan and Putin then weighed in on issues of economic cooperation between the two countries and agreed that these issues will be discussed in detail during Pashinyan's official visit to Russia on April 19. Photo. Ria Novosti 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |