Lavrov visiting Armenia to discuss bilateral ties, Karabakh conflictNovember 20, 2017 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Armenia on November 20-21 to meet with president Serzh Sargsyan and foreign minister Edward Nalbandian in Yerevan. At the meetings, the sides will discuss a variety of issues of bilateral cooperation, including in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as coordination of actions in the United Nations, the OSCE and the Council of Europe. Also, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be discussed with both Sargsyan and Nalbandian. Lavrov met with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev on Sunday and will discuss the Karabakh issue with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov later on Monday. 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). |