Pashinyan signals "important agreements" reached with RussiaApril 22, 2022 - 18:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has described his recent trip to Moscow as "effective", maintaining that "important agreements" on the unblocking of regional communications have been reached. The matter was discussed at a meeting between Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 19, and Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting on April 22 that Armenia and Russia are on the same page when it comes to transport links in the South Caucasus. Pashinyan reaffirmed Armenia's readiness to start the construction of railways and roads connecting the east to the west through the territory of the country as soon as possible. He expressed hope that the trilateral working group engaged on the matter will soon be able to develop and agree on the necessary documents to start the process. The Deputy PMs of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan first meet in person on January 30 in Moscow to discuss new transport communications that would link Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan. New rail and road routes in the South Caucasus are expected to connect the Azerbaijani Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan with the rest of the country, for which a road will be built through the territory of Armenia. There will also be road and rail routes through the territory of Azerbaijan to connect Armenia to Russia. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |