Armenia-Lithuania direct flights launching soon, says ŠimonytėOctober 4, 2021 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Lithuania will be launching direct flights, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė told a joint briefing with his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan in Vilnius on Monday, October 4. “Soon our capitals will be connected through direct flights. This will allow our peoples to get to know each other better,” Šimonytė said. According to her, good relations have developed between Armenia and Lithuania. She expressed hope that, together with Prime Minister Pashinyan, more will be done to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Pashinyan landed in Lithuania for a two-day official trip on Sunday. He has already met with Šimonyte, and meetings with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen are also planned. 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.” |