Armenia PM, Russia Deputy PM discuss Karabakh humanitarian agreementsApril 2, 2021 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexei Overchuk on Thursday, April 1, the press office of the Armenian government reports. The sides discussed the activity of the working group co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, as well as the possibilities of unblocking the regional communications. Among new communications being discussed in the South Caucasus are possible road and rail routes through the territory of Azerbaijan to connect Armenia to Russia. New routes could also connect the Azerbaijani Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan with the rest of the country, for which a road is set to be built through the territory of Armenia. According to the press release from the Armenian side, the importance of implementing humanitarian agreements and the need to strengthen stability in the region were specifically emphasized. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. 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. |