France hails EU mission in Armenia for “contributing to stability”April 1, 2024 - 13:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French ambassador to Yerevan Olivier Decottignies believes that the European Union monitoring mission (EUMA) deployed on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border contributes to stability in the region. “This Easter Sunday, like every day of the year, observers from the EU mission in Armenia are patrolling along the border with Azerbaijan,” Decottignies said in a post on X, sharing a publication from the EU mission. “These patrols contribute to stability and [the provision of] impartial information to the international community.” On 31 March, EUMA dispatched patrols on the Armenian side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border to monitor and report on any out of the ordinary military movements in the border area. “All patrols reported that the situation has been calm and quiet and that no such movements have been observed,” the mission said in a statement. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |