Sargsyan, Putin to talk political interaction, regional issues in MoscowAugust 10, 2016 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzgh Sargsyan is starting his working trip to Russia later today (August 10), Tert.am reports. The Armenian leader is set to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. The date and venue of the meeting was announced on August 3. According to presidential press service, the high-level talks will address the bilateral political, trade-economic and humanitarian dialogue between the two strategic allies and cover, among other things, key agenda issues, including the processes within the Eurasian Economic Union. Presidents Sargsyan and Putin were also reported to be planning to exchange views on global and regional developments. A key issue at the negotiations will be apparently the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. In his comments to Tert.am last week, political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said he expects the talks to focus the on major concerns of Armenia’s political situation (given that the country is the initiator of the meeting). Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |