Armenia: No Pashinyan-Aliyev meeting is scheduledOctober 21, 2020 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow welcomes the "wish" of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to meet in Moscow, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Wednesday, October 21, according to TASS. Also Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister's spokeswoman Mane Gevorgyan told PanARMENIAN.Net that no meeting between PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is scheduled. "[Rudenko's] announcement is probably based on statements made by the Armenian Prime Minister and the Azerbaijani President in previous interviews," Gevorgyan said. "In his interview, the Prime Minister expressed readiness and theoretically did not rule out that a meeting might be held in Moscow or some other place. At the moment, though, there is no reason to say that a specific day or place for a meeting has been agreed upon." Pashinyan and Aliyev expressed readiness to travel to Moscow for finding a solution for the conflict. The Azerbaijani President, however, put forward a number of preconditions before the start of possible negotiations. 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 The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |