Karabakh FM, California lawmakers discuss Artsakh's int'l recognitionOctober 9, 2017 - 13:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) foreign minister Masis Mayilian said at a meeting with a group of California lawmakers that the international recognition of Karabakh's independence would become an important contribution to strengthening peace and security in the region․ Welcoming the legislators visit to Artsakh on Sunday, October 8, the foreign minister stressed the importance of the resolution adopted jointly by the California State Assembly and State Senate in support of Artsakh's independence, as well as expressed confidence that the international recognition would contribute greatly to strengthening peace and security in the region. Mayilian noted that in recent years Artsakh and California have created solid basis for developing relations in different sectors, and it is time to put the cooperation on a practical track. In this context, the sides discussed the perspective areas for cooperation. Weighing in on the current situation in the process of the peaceful settlement of the conflict, the foreign minister stressed the need to create appropriate conditions for moving the peace process forward. Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) leads the California legislative delegation tour of Armenia and Karabakh with Senator Scott Wilk, Assemblymember Marc Levine, Assemblymember Laura Friedman, and Assemblymember Dante Acosta. 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. |