Armenia will open border for Georgian citizens for three daysApril 29, 2020 - 18:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will open a land corridor for Georgian citizens for three days, the Georgian Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying on Wednesday, April 29. In particular, Georgian citizens will be arriving from various European countries in Yerevan on board Belavia Airlines planes on May 1, 8 and 15. The Georgian Foreign Ministry will then arrange the transfer of passengers from Yerevan to Georgia by bus. The border between the two countries has been closed for almost a month to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Armenia and Georgia have reported 1932 and 517 Covid-19 cases, respectively. 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.” |