Armenia confirms meeting with Azerbaijan; Place and date yet to be determinedApril 27, 2023 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that an agreement has been reached to hold a meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, but the venue of the meeting has yet to be agreed upon. "There is an agreement and proposals regarding the meeting of the foreign ministers, but the specific place and date of the meeting will be announced later," Ani Badalyan, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, told http://Aysor.am on Thursday, April 27. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said earlier in the day that the meeting was expected to be held in Russia. Azerbaijani authorities on April 23 set up a checkpoint on the only road connecting the Karabakh with Armenia. Baku also maintained that they have informed the command of the Russian peacekeepers and the Russian-Turkish monitoring center about the installment of the checkpoint. 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. 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent. |