Vienna shooting: Austrian Chancellor thanks Armenia for solidarityNovember 3, 2020 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has thanked Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for his solidarity and support in the wake of shooting in Vienna that left four civilians killed. "This means a lot to us in these difficult times. Austria will not be intimidated by such horrific acts of terror. Together we will defend our open societies and democratic values," Kurz wrote in response to a tweet from Pashinyan. The Armenian PM wrote earlier that Nagorno-Karabakh has been fighting against the Azerbaijani-Turkish terrorist tandem for over a month now. He said he shares the grief of the people of Austria, wishing patience to the families of the victims, and a speedy recovery to those injured in the assaults. At least four civilians and one attacker were killed and at least 17 injured in a multiple gun attack in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Monday, November 2 night. One of the gunmen is on the run after the rampage. Photo. Getty Images 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. |