  Armenia PM fears Western sanctions over Russia ties May 16, 2023 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed concern that the West could impose sanctions against Armenia for cooperating with Russia. Pashinyan made the remarks in an interview with the Czech edition of Respekt. The PM called the sanctions a "red line" for Armenia. He also stressed that Yerevan is "meeting Moscow halfway where possible". According to him, he has made it clear to the Russian leadership that Armenia should not be sanctioned. In addition, he noted that Yerevan is trying to be as transparent as possible regarding sanctioned goods. Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, claimed that the Russian presence in Armenia does not threaten Yerevan in any way.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
