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Slovakia interested in the development of multilateral cooperation with Armenia, Foreign Minister tells PM Pashinyan

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received a delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia Ivan Korčok, who is on an official visit in Armenia.

The Prime Minister welcomed Mr. Korčok’s visit to Armenia and highlighted the continuous development of relations with Slovakia. The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction for that Slovakia shows interest in establishing peace and stability in the South Caucasus region.

In this context, Prime Minister Pashinyan referred to the situation created by the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against the Republic of Artsakh last year, its failure to fulfill the agreement on the return of Armenian prisoners of war, as well as the incursions of Azerbaijani forces into Armenia’s sovereign territory

SBS apologises to Armenian-Australians for breaching code of practice in report on Artsakh

SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) has apologised to the Armenian-Australian community after an independent Ombudsman determined that a report aired by the Australian network’s World News program concerning the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh War breached its Code of Practice, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).

The three-minute segment in question, which was sourced from Al Jazeera and presented on 3rd July 2021, placed the blame of landmines left in the Azerbaijani-occupied territories of Artsakh squarely on the Armenian side. It failed the fundamental principles of media objectivity and the importance of providing the perspectives of all sides of a conflict, including perspectives from third parties, such as from independent international human righ

PM Pashinyan receives French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Stephane Visconti

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Stephane Visconti.

The interlocutors discussed the ways of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, in that context emphasizing the importance of the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs’ format.

Armenian FM, French Co-Chair stress the need for resumption of Karabakh peace process

Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Stephane Visconti and French Deputy Foreign Minister for Continental Europe.

A wide range of issues related to the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict were discussed.

Ararat Mirzoyan drew the French Co-Chair’s attention to the humanitarian situation created by the 44-day war, emphasizing the need for the immediate and unconditional repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages and civilians held in Azerbaijan.

The interlocutors stressed

Azerbaijani troops steal Armenian villager's car – town chief

September 13, 2021 – 19:15 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – The Azerbaijanis have stolen a UAZ vehicle belonging to a resident of the village of Tegh in Armenia’s Syunik province, community head Nerses Shadunts has told Pastinfo.

The vehicle ran out of fuel the moment the man accidentally entered areas currently under Azerbaijani control three days ago, Shadunts said on Monday, September 13. The man realized his mistake after driving only 100-200 meters into Azeri-held areas but

Armenia, EU want resumption of Karabakh talks within OSCE

September 13, 2021 – 18:31 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar in Yerevan on Monday, September 13. According to a statement from the PM’s office, both Pashinyan and Klaar exchanged views on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and stressed the importance of resuming talks within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.

Describing the Armenia-EU partnership as dynamic, Pashinyan highlighted the visits of the President of the European Council, the Commi

Armenian PM receives EU Special Representative

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia.

Assessing the dynamic of Armenia-EU partnership, the Prime Minister attached importance to the visits of the President of the European Council, the European Commissioner for Enlargement to our country in July this year, noting that the Government is currently working on the finalization of the priorities of the 2.6 billion euro financial package provided by the EU.

Toivo Klaar reaffirmed the EU’s political commitment to continue su

Armenian FM, EU envoy discuss issues of regional security

Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan received the delegation led by EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar.

Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar discussed in detail issues related to regional security.

The parties stressed the need for a comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. The Foreign Minister stressed that in order to ensure regional stability and security, it is important to maintain the ceasefire, ensure the immed

The status of Karabakh yet to be resolved – US Ambassador to Armenia

The US is doing everything to bring the parties together under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group, US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy told reporters in yerevan today.

She noted that the fundamental issues of peace and security require negotiation and diplomacy.

“Secretary Blinken has made our commitment to this process very clear on several occasions,”Amb. Tracy emphasized.

“It’s obviously a very tough environment, 30 years of war and tensions are not going to be resolved overnight., but we understand that there are some fundamental issues that

Armenian Ambassador briefs Rep. Speier on situation in Artsakh

Lilit Makunts, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States of America, held a virtual meeting with Co-Chair of Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D – California).

Ambassador Makunts briefed Rep. Speier on the situation around Artsakh and stressed the urgency of addressing priority humanitarian issues followed by the 44-day war.

In this regard, Ambassador Makunts emphasized the need for unconditional repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians held in Azerbaijan. I

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