Azerbaijan must withdraw troops, Yerevan tells Washington, BakuSeptember 20, 2022 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has stressed at a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Azerbaijani armed forces must be withdrawn from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia. In the course of the meeting, Mirzoyan underscored that the use of force or the threat of force is unacceptable, and international mechanisms must be introduced to prevent further escalations. The Foreign Minister highlighted the importance of immediate resolution of humanitarian issues, including the repatriation of prisoners of war. Mirzoyan also reiterated the readiness of the Armenian side to be involved in the process of comprehensive normalisation of relations. According to a statement from the Department of State, the sides discussed next steps, and the Secretary encouraged the sides to meet again before the end of the month. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |