  Armenia does everything to achieve peace in Karabakh: president April 10, 2018 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is doing everything it can to achieve peace in Nagorno Karabakh and expects the same from the Azerbaijani side, president Armen Sarkissian said in an interview with TASS. "Eventually, all regional conflicts find their settlement, they are quite surmountable," the president said. "History has seen conflicts no less cruel and dramatic. "It is obvious that political will to achieve peace and accord is necessary for the settlement of the issue." Sarkissian said in the same interview that he is planning to visit Moscow in the near future. "Naturally, I will be very interested in visiting Moscow as Armenia’s president in the near future," Sarkissian said. "Armenian leaders traditionally pay their first official visits to Moscow. So far, no concrete date has been agreed," he said. A former ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sarkissian was sworn in as president at a special sitting of the National Assembly at the Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan on Monday, April 9.  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 |  Topic Latest 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 skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: 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”. |
