 Iran President to arrive in Armenia "in coming weeks" September 2, 2019 - 13:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Armenia, the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Yerevan Seyyed Kazem Sajjad told reporters, Shantnews reports. "The Prime Minister of Armenia has invited President Hassan Rouhani to Armenia, and the Iranian President will arrive [in Yerevan] in the coming weeks," the ambassador said Monday, September 2. PM Nikol Pashinyan had invited Rouhani to participate in the meeting of the Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Pashinyan himself visited Iran in February.  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 |  Latest 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.” |
