EU confirms Armenia-Azerbaijan summit in BrusselsMay 10, 2023 - 11:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Unionn has confirmed that European Council President Charles Michel will host fresh talks between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday, May 14. “The leaders have agreed to convene again on 14 May 2023 in a Brussels trilateral meeting,” a statement released by Michel’s office says. “Their discussions will also be flanked by a meeting together with President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, in the margins of the upcoming European Political Community summit in [Moldova’s capital] Chisinau on 1 June 2023. “The leaders have also agreed to continue to meet trilaterally in Brussels as frequently as necessary to address ongoing developments on the ground and standing agenda items of the Brussels meetings.” U.S.-mediated talks in Washington focused on an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace treaty last week. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |