Armenia foreign minister "takes president's message" to QatarJune 19, 2017 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign minister Edward Nalbandian on Sunday, June 18 arrived in Doha to hand over president Serzh Sargsyan's message to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar. Nalbandian met his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani to discuss the process of implementation of agreements reached between the leaders of the two countries during Sargsyan's visit to the Western Asian country. At the meeting, the diplomats discussed bilateral and multilateral cooperation, as well as developments in the Middle East and the Gulf crisis. Nalbandian said that Armenia maintains warm relations with the Arab world, urging the parties to the conflict to ease tensions by means of diplomatic methods. Qatar has been dramatically cut off by a Saudi-led coalition of Arab nations, claiming it’s because of its ‘support for terrorism’. In what is one of the worst rifts among some of the Arab world’s most powerful states, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain followed Saudi Arabia in severing all ties to Qatar. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |