EU envoy to arrive in Armenia after Baku tripApril 20, 2022 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar will arrive in Armenia. On Tuesday, April 19, Klaar held "substantive" and "good" meetings with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, respectively. The EU envoy said in a series of tweets that he met with Azeri officials to discuss developments since the meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Brussels and to review progress and discuss continued EU support for the Yerevan-Baku engagement. Klaar last visited the South Caucasus in mid-March. 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 | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. 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. |