Armenia parliament speaker to take part in Artsakh Day eventsSeptember 2, 2019 - 11:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armenia's National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan is visiting Artsakh to take part in events marking the 28th anniversary of the country's Independence on Monday, September 2. Mirzoyan on Monday met Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan to discuss various issues on the cooperation between the parliaments of the two Armenian states. Artsakh Republic National Assembly chairman Ashot Ghoulyan and other officials participated in the meeting. Armenians worldwide are celebrating the 28th anniversary of the proclamation of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Republic on September 2, with a number of events arranged for the occasion. On September 2, 1991, a joint session of the provincial and Shahumyan Regional Council of Deputies was held in Stepanakert, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted. On December 10 of the same year a referendum was held to confirm the independence of Nagorno Karabakh. On that day, 99% of the population voted for independence. 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | 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. Armenia “expects” Turkey’s rhetoric won’t increase regional tension Armenia expects that Turkey’s rhetoric will not increase regional tensions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in Armenia’s regions Ucom has announced the launch of modernization efforts aimed at enhancing the coverage of 4G+ networks. |