Electricity hike Armenia’s internal issue: Kremlin spokesman July 1, 2015 - 11:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss electricity prices in Armenia during a phone conversation with his counterpart Serzh Sargsyan, presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said. “The issue being an internal one for Armenia, the dialogue only focused on bilateral ties,” Peskov noted. During the June 30 phone conversation, the Russian leader congratulated president Sargsyan on his birthday. According to Kremlin, the parties further exchanged views on the development of integration processes in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |