Russia says will support unblocking of communications in CaucasusJune 22, 2022 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia will continue to support the efforts of Armenia and Azerbaijan to unblock economic and transport communications in the South Caucasus, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, told a briefing on Wednesday, June 22. "We welcome the intensification of the activities of the trilateral working group, co-chaired by the vice-premiers of the three countries (Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia - TASS note) to unblock economic and transport ties in the South Caucasus," she said. Zakharova recalled that on the commission met on June 3 and "brought their positions closer on a number of issues," while on June 16-17, discussions continued on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. "The Russian side will continue to provide close assistance to this process," Zakharova stressed. The trilateral working group on the unblocking of transport communications met in Russia on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Armenpress reported earlier, citing Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan's office. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of arming Karabakh after 2020 Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of “illegally transported ammunition” to Nagorno-Karabakh after the November 9 statement. |