Steps needed to deescalate border situation, Armenia tells U.S.January 12, 2022 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs Karen Donfried discussed the situation on the border in a phone call Tuesday, January 11. Three Armenian soldiers – Artur Mkhitaryan, Rudik Gharibyan (both born in 2002) and Vahan Babayan (b. 2003) – were killed in Azerbaijan's latest provocation on January 11, the Defense Ministry has said. Two other servicemen were injured in fighting. According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, Mirzoyan briefed Donfried on recent days’ ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani armed forces and stressed the need for steps to de-escalate the situation. The two also weighed in on the possible normalization of relations between Yerevan and Ankara, stressed the importance of achieving a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the release of all Armenian prisoners of war still being held in Azerbaijan, as well as the situation in Kazakhstan. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |