Armenian leader, Italian Senate president talk Karabakh in RomeApril 6, 2018 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan and Italian Senate president Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati on Thursday, April 7 discussed the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Sargsyan is in Italy to participate in the unveiling of a statue Armenian monk St. Gregory of Narek in the Vatican, which was held on Thursday. At the meeting with the Italian lawmaker, Sargsyan stressed the legislatures’ role in the promotion of interstate relations and an atmosphere of mutual trust and mutual understanding, noting that Armenia is eager to establish closer ties between the two parliaments and develop relations within the framework of inter-parliamentary assemblies which, according to the president, will allow Armenia and Italy to provide comprehensive and reciprocated support on important issues. President Sargsyan thanked for and highly appreciated the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Italy’s Parliament. Stressing that the privileged Armenian-Italian relations are anchored on the two friendly nations’ historical ties and shared Christian values, Sargsyan said the interstate relations have been evolving in the spirit of partnership and mutual trust over the past quarter century, and the two countries have built up strong ties of cooperation in the fields of economy, defense, decentralized governance, inter-parliamentary and humanitarian exchanges. A vivid evidence of mutual respect and understanding between Armenia and Italy is the effective service of Armenian peacekeepers as part of the UN peacekeeping mission under the Italian command in Lebanon. Also, the two weighed in on the EU-Armenia relations as a key element of the Armenian-Italian cooperation agenda. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |