Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders say ready to meet in MoscowOctober 19, 2020 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have announced readiness to travel to Moscow for talks over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, TASS reports. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved exclusively peacefully. And I am ready to make all the necessary efforts to achieve such a result, including traveling, meeting, talking," Pashinyan said when asked whether he is ready to go to the Russian capital himself for negotiations with the Azerbaijani leader. "But we must all understand that the solution must be based on a compromise, and not on the capitulation of one of the parties." In turn, Aliyev said that the Azerbaijani side is ready "to meet in Moscow or in any other place in order to end the confrontation and find ways for the settlement." Aliyev assured that Baku is "ready for any contacts." Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Donations can be made to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, which has launched a fundraising campaign to support humanitarian efforts in Karabakh. 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.” |