Second Karabakh-Armenia road readySeptember 1, 2017 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The second road connecting Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) to Armenia is already ready and opened on Friday, September 1 to celebrate Artskh's independence, government spokesman Artak Beglaryan told a press conference, Sputnik Armenia reports. According to Beglaryan, Karabakh has prepared a number of events to mark its independence, with the first of them having launched on Thursday. Beglaryan said exhibitions, concerts and other gatherings are scheduled for September 1-3. The people of Karabakh held an independence referendum on December 10, 1991, which was approved by 99.98% of voters. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |