U.S. "particularly pleased" with progress on EU mission in ArmeniaOctober 8, 2022 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States believes an EU mission which is set to be deployed on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border has the potential to build confidence between the two sides, Department of State Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel told a press briefing on Friday, October 7. The decision to deploy a mission was reached at a meeting between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, France and the European Union in Prague on Thursday, October 6. "We are encouraged by the meeting of the president and prime minister of Armenia and Azerbaijan, and we welcome the efforts of [French] President [Emmanuel] Macron and European Council President [Charles] Michel to build momentum behind a comprehensive peace process," Patel said. "And we are particularly pleased with progress on an EU observer mission to the region, and this mission has the potential to build confidence between both sides and continues to bolster negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan." 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |