Pashinyan contacts Putin for urgent Armenia-Russia consultationsOctober 31, 2020 - 10:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has addressed a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin urgent consultations to determine the types and the amount of assistance that Russia can provide to Armenia to ensure its security, amid Azerbaijan's aggression. In the letter he sent on Saturday, October 31, Pashinyan detailed the situation created by the Azerbaijani-Turkish military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh and the challenges that have emerged. The Armenian PM stressed, in particular, the transfer of mercenary terrorists from the Middle East and their participation in hostilities from the Azerbaijani side. "Given that hostilities are closing in on Armenia's borders and that encroachments have already taken place on the territory of Armenia, the Armenian Prime Minister has appealed to the Russian President to begin urgent consultations to determine the types and the amount of assistance that Russia can provide to Armenia to ensure its security, based on the allied relations between Armenia and Russia and Article 2 of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance signed on August 29, 1997," the letter said. Under Article 2, the parties will closely cooperate with each other to ensure the security and the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation. They will consult immediately whenever one of them believes that there is a threat of an armed attack on them in order to ensure joint defense, as well as peace and mutual security. These consultations will determine the need, types and extent of assistance that one party will provide to the other party in order to overcome the situation. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |