President Sahakyan discusses mine clearance in KarabakhNovember 2, 2015 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic President Bako Sahakyan met Monday, November 2, with the head of the Landmine Free Artsakh Campaign initiative Ojeni Panosyan and HALO Trust’s Armenia and Artsakh program manager Yuri Shahramanyan. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to the demining process in Nagorno Karabakh. As President Sahakyan stressed, HALO Trust carried out a very significant mission in the republic. He added that active participation of the Landmine Free Artsakh Campaign initiative in the implementation of mine clearance activities of paramount importance. 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.” |