Armenia's Pashinyan to pay working visit to RussiaJuly 6, 2021 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will pay a working visit to Russia on Wednesday, July 7, his office said Tuesday. Pashinyan will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the Armenian-Russian strategic agenda. The parties will also discuss issues related to the implementation of the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021, the humanitarian assistance to the war-affected population of Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the rehabilitation of economic and transport communications in the region. The Kremlin too published a statement on the upcoming meeting, revealing more or less the same details about the agenda. Pashinyan and Putin last meet on April 7 and, according to the former, had agreed to work even harder on the return of the Armenian prisoners of war from Azerbaijan. 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 | 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. 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. |