Azeris, Russian peacekeepers discuss “illegal exploitation of resources” in KarabakhDecember 5, 2022 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A group of Azerbaijanis who blocked the road connecting Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh on December 3 have agreed with the Russian peacekeeping forces to “develop a roadmap” to examine the “illegal exploitation of natural resources” in Nagorno-Karabakh, Interfax.az reports. Employees of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, the State Service for Property Issues under the Ministry of Economy and AzerGold CJSC met the Russian peacekeepers in their headquarters in the village of Ivanyan near Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital. The group unblocked the road only after three hours of negotiations with the authorities of Karabakh and the Russian peacekeeping contingent. Photo. AFP 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |