Second "3+3" meeting could take place "in the coming months"December 10, 2022 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The second meeting of the regional cooperation platform in the "3+3" format (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia + Russia, Turkey, Iran) may take place in the coming months, Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Fourth CIS Department Denis Gonchar said in an interview with TASS, published on Saturday, December 10. "Currently, the organizational modalities for holding the second "3+3" meeting are being worked out. We hope that it will take place in the coming months. Judging by the mood of all participants, an invitation could be sent to Georgia as well," the diplomat said. According to him, the Russian Federation is convinced of the demand for the regional platform in the interests of expanding mutually beneficial cooperation between the participating countries. Earlier, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Turkey, Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, came up with the initiative of the six-sided format of cooperation on Karabakh and the unblocking of economic and transport ties in the Couth Caucasus. Russia and Iran welcomed the idea, while Georgia announced that it did not plan to participate in this regional initiative and offered its own format of negotiations between Baku and Yerevan to maintain peace in the form of a "troika". On December 10, 2021, the first meeting of the 3+3 platform at the level of deputy foreign ministers was held in Moscow. 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 | Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. Yerevan sends amended draft peace treaty back to Baku According to Ani Badalyan, the 9th edition of the amendment has been sent to Baku. IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. |