Armenia supports creation of nuclear-weapons-free zonesAugust 29, 2017 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia supports the idea of creating a nuclear-weapons-free zone, said Ara Mkrtchyan, head of foreign ministry's Department for Arms Control and International Security at a scientific conference dedicated to the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. "A dedicated supporter of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Armenia attaches great importance to the comprehensive implementation of treaties in this field," Mkrtchyan said, according to Sputnik Armenia. In this framework, he said, among the key agreements are the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to which Armenia joined on the first days of its independence, and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, which was ratified in 2006. He noted that Armenia highly appreciates the aspirations of Central Asian partners to find solutions to the issue of creating nuclear-weapons-free zone zones. Through its resolution, the UN General Assembly designated August 29 as the International Day against Nuclear Tests. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |