Senator: Russia will help ensure Armenia's security if sovereignty threatenedApril 21, 2022 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia guarantees assistance in ensuring the security of Armenia if there is a threat to its integrity, independence and sovereignty, according to Viktor Bondarev, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security. Bondarev said on his Telegram channel that Russia is aimed at constructive dialogue and good neighborliness with all CIS countries, but among them one of the key strategic partners of the Russian Federation is Armenia. "We cooperate through the CSTO and guarantee assistance in ensuring the security of Armenia in cases where there is a threat to its integrity, independence, sovereignty. The Russian military base in Gyumri is an outpost for protecting the Asian region from external aggression," the Senator said. He maintained that when Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020, Russia made an "invaluable and decisive contribution to its peaceful settlement." Bondarev also revealed that he and his colleagues are flying to Armenia for events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The Second Karabakh war lasted 44 days and ended when Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev signed a ceasefire statement on November 9, 2020. Under the deal, the Armenian side returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |