China supports peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflictSeptember 4, 2017 - 18:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - China supports the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, defense minister Chang Wanquan said at a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Vigen Sargsyan on Monday, September 4. The two military officials were meeting in Beijing to discuss issues of international and regional importance, bilateral relations and support for each other on global arenas. At the meeting, Sargsyan briefed the Chinese official on the current situation in the Karabakh conflict zone. He said that while Armenia is committed to finding an exclusively peaceful solution to the conflict, its armed forces are always ready for any development. The sides agreed that more efforts should be made to deepen Armenian-Chinese cooperation, given the necessary potential that both countries possess. Armenian and Chinese defense ministries signed the cooperation program for 2017 in April of this year. 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 | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |