Kremlin confirms Pashinyan-Putin meeting in YerevanNovember 21, 2022 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of a CSTO summit on November 23 in Yerevan, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday, November 21. “Yes, it is planned, of course,” Peskov told reporters when asked whether a meeting between Putin and Pashinyan is planned as part of the CSTO summit, RIA Novosti reports. According to Peskov, the meeting is scheduled for November 23. On November 22, Vladimir Putin will arrive in Yerevan to take part in the CSTO summit. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will also travel to Yerevan. 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 | 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |