  Armenia says ready to engage in peacemaking discussions in Syria September 20, 2017 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is ready to engage in possible discussions on the peacemaking efforts in Syria, president Serzh Sargsyan told the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, September 19. "The current instability in the Middle East regretfully remains a serious challenge," Sargsyan said in New York. "It is with great pain that we have been following the crisis in Syria and the humanitarian situation there, which has caused suffering among the civilian population, including the Armenian community of the country. "Armenia strives to mitigate the suffering of the Syrian people by providing humanitarian assistance. We also express our willingness to engage into possible discussions on the peacemaking efforts in Syria under the UN auspices and with an appropriate mandate," the president added. Read also: Armenia to submit new initiative on genocides to UN   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 |  Latest 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.” |
