Armenian defense minister's visit to U.S. concludes; Canada nextNovember 14, 2017 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the framework of his official visit to the Untied States, defense minister Vigen Sargsyan held several meetings in Los Angeles on Monday, November 13. Visiting the UCLA, Sargsyan gave a lecture on public leadership at Luskin School of Public Affairs, also unveiling army-building processes and other reforms, currently underway in Armenia. Sargsyan, at the same time, briefed the attendees about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenia-Turkey relations, as well as regional issues. Later that day, the Armenian defense minister met Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti and answered the questions of leading Armenian media outlets at the Consulate in LA. Also Monday, Sargsyan met the leaders and members of the Armenian community at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America. The minister's visit to the United States concluded that same day, with the Armenian delegation heading for Canada to participate in the 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial conference in Vancouver. 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. 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of arming Karabakh after 2020 Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of “illegally transported ammunition” to Nagorno-Karabakh after the November 9 statement. |