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Armenian FM to take part in Manama Dialogue forum 

 Saturday, December 7 2024 13:03
Armenian FM to take part in Manama Dialogue forum 

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign  Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has left for Bahrain on a working visit. This was reported by the press secretary of the Armenian Foreign  Ministry Ani Badalyan. According to her, Mirzoyan will take part in  the international forum "Manama Dialogue" in Bahrain.  

Armenia, Canada hold political consultations
 Saturday, December 7 2024 11:46

ArmInfo. On December 6,  political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and  Canada were held in Yerevan.

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COE Committee of Ministers  issues a new resolution on the murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan
 Friday, December 6 2024 21:03

ArmInfo. As part of its monitoring of the implemention of court decisions, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has issued a new resolution on the case of Makuchyan and Minasyan v. Azerbaijan, concerning the murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan by an Azerbaijani serviceman in Budapest in 2004. This was reported by Armenpress with reference to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.

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Delegation led by NA Vice Speaker visits Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Friday, December 6 2024 20:38

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan, visited Bosnia and Herzegovina from December 4 to 7.  According to the press service of the Armenian parliament, Rubinyan met with the head of the Bosnia and Herzegovina delegation to PACE, Sasa Magazinovic, along with members of the House of Peoples and the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Foreign Relations Committee, the Friendship Group with Central and Eastern Europe and the European Integration Committee chaired by Zdenko Cosic, during the visit.

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American diplomats held talks in Baku
 Friday, December 6 2024 17:38

ArmInfo. US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joshua Huck and Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations Louis Bono have arrived in Baku for high-level meetings with their counterparts and consultations with Ambassador Mark Libby and members of his team. This was stated in a message of the US Embassy in Azerbaijan on Twitter (X).

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Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Slovakia discuss possibilities of  expanding bilateral cooperation
 Friday, December 6 2024 17:27

ArmInfo. On the sidelines of  the OSCE Ministerial Council the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and  Slovakia, Ararat Mirzoyan and Juraj Blanar, discussed the  possibilities of bilateral cooperation, emphasizing their willingness  to give new impetus to cooperation in various directions through  high-level mutual visits.

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ICRC visits Armenian detainees in Baku
 Friday, December 6 2024 16:32

ArmInfo. In December 2024, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross  (ICRC) made another visit to persons of Armenian descent, notified by  the Azerbaijani side and being held captive by Azerbaijani  authorities.  According to Ilaha Huseynov, head of the public  relations department of the ICRC office in Azerbaijan, " the  detainees were met in private and were given a possibility to contact  their families." "In accordance with its mandate, the ICRC, during  visits, assesses the treatment and condition of detainees,  and  creates an opportunity to restore or continue contact with their  families. In line with ICRC procedures, observations and  recommendations related to visits are provided exclusively by the  detaining party," Huseynova said in a statement, as reported by APA.  

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Expert: Yerevan failed to offer any significant idea of cooperation  to its American partners
 Friday, December 6 2024 16:09

ArmInfo. International  expert  Suren Sargsyan  wrote on his Facebook page that Yerevan has  failed to offer any other significant idea for cooperation to its  American partners other than providing military assistance.  He  happily noted that the Armenian Defense Minister was finally received  by the head of the Pentagon after 2018. According to Sargsyan, it  does not matter that the receiving Secretary of Defense will resign  in about 40 days.

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Canadian Prime Minister`s Special Envoy- Ottawa supports Yerevan`s  peace efforts 
 Friday, December 6 2024 15:58

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan received Stephane Dion, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Canada for Europe, the European Union and Armenia.  As reported by  the press service of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Pashinyan  welcomed Stephane Dion's visit to Armenia and emphasized the latter's  role in the consistent development of Armenian-Canadian relations.  The head of the Armenian Cabinet highlighted the importance of  expanding relations with Canada in various fields and promoting  democratic reforms in Armenia. He emphasized the strategic importance  of judicial and legal reforms for the RA government.

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Armenian FM held separate meetings with diplomats from Slovenia and  Vatican
 Friday, December 6 2024 15:51

ArmInfo. The head of the Armenian MFA Ararat Mirzoyan continues bilateral talks within the framework of his working visit to Malta for the OSCE Ministerial  Council.

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Reforms programme to bring Armenia closer to European standards -  minister of justice 
 Friday, December 6 2024 15:08

ArmInfo.  On December 6, RA  Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan received Claudia Busch, Ambassador  Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia. This was reported by the RA Ministry of Justice.

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Baku dictator`s demands as artificial as the name `Azerbaijan` -  expert
 Friday, December 6 2024 12:27

ArmInfo. Yerevan, December 6. ArmInfo, Aline Grigoryan. The demands made by  the Baku dictator to Armenia during the conference with the loud  title "Right of Return" and presented by the propaganda machine of  the barbaric regime as "international" are as unfounded and  artificial as the name "Azerbaijan" previously assigned by its  leadership. Iranologist Vardan Voskanyan stated this on his Facebook  account. 

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Turkiye expects progress in negbotiations to result in  Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement 
 Friday, December 6 2024 12:04

ArmInfo. Turkiye expects and  wishes that positive changes in the negotiations between Azerbaijan  and Armenia will lead to the conclusion of a peace treaty that meets  the interests of all parties in the region. This is stated in the  statement adopted following the meeting of the National Security  Council of Turkey chaired by Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

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No ethnic implications in words about `Armenian carousel` - president  of Georgia 
 Friday, December 6 2024 11:28

ArmInfo. There was no ethnic subtext in the words about the .

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Armenia has not paid its share to CSTO for two years - Alexander  Pankin 
 Friday, December 6 2024 11:19

ArmInfo. Armenia may have a debt for contributions to the CSTO and not pay it for two years, now there is a debt for 2024, the term will expire at the end of 2025.   This was stated to RIA Novosti by Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry  of Foreign Affairs Alexander Pankin on the sidelines of the XVII  Verona Eurasian Economic Forum.

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Armenia`s Defense Minister, U.S. Sec of Defense discuss military  cooperation 
 Friday, December 6 2024 11:06

ArmInfo. December 5, the  Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan held a  meeting with the United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J.  Austin  III.    The meeting commenced with an official welcoming ceremony at the  Pentagon, during which the national anthems of Armenia and the United  States were performed.    Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, expressing his gratitude to U.S.  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III for the warm hospitality,  outlined the ongoing reforms within the Armed Forces of the Republic  of Armenia and highlighted the priority areas of cooperation. These  areas are aimed at both transforming the RA Armed Forces and  enhancing interoperability with the U.S. Armed Forces, which are  military education, combat training, joint exercises in preparation  for participation in international peacekeeping missions, the  development of professional NCO and instructor corps, and the  establishment of educational and training capabilities for the RA  Armed Forces.    Welcoming the RA Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, U.S. Secretary  of Defense Lloyd Austin III emphasized the historic significance of  the RA Defense Minister's visit.    Issues related to Armenia-US defense cooperation were discussed  during the meeting.    Lloyd Austin III affirmed that the United States supports the  independence, sovereignty, and prosperity of the Republic of Armenia,  highlighting that cooperation between the two countries continues to  grow.    Secretary Austin emphasized the United States' commitment to continue  supporting the reforms of the Armenian Armed Forces.   The meeting also addressed international and regional security  issues.    Defense Minister Suren Papikyan reaffirmed Armenia's commitment to  achieving lasting peace in the region. In turn, U.S. Secretary of  Defense Lloyd J. Austin III expressed the United States' support for  this objective

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National Leader of Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan met with the Crown Prince, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 Friday, December 6 2024 11:01

ArmInfo. On 3 December 2024, in the framework of the working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Crown Prince, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

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NB8 countries support efforts to achieve a stable peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan
 Thursday, December 5 2024 21:01

ArmInfo. On December 5, within  the framework of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Valletta, Armenian  Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with the foreign ministers and  representatives of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) countries. A joint  meeting in this format was held for the first time during the current  Swedish chairmanship.  As reported by the press service of the RA  MFA, the meeting was attended by Swedish Foreign Minister Maria  Stenergaard, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Latvian Foreign  Minister Baiba Braze, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eiden  and representatives of other countries participating in the format.

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GANHRI presented recommendations for improving Armenian legislation  in the field of human rights
 Thursday, December 5 2024 14:39

ArmInfo.The UN Global Alliance  of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) has published  recommendations regarding amendments to the Armenian Law "On the  Human Rights Defender". These recommendations cover various issues  such as the term of office of the defender, the provision of  sufficient financial resources from the state budget and other  related matters.  As ArmInfo was informed by the Office of the  Ombudsman of Armenia, these recommendations were the result of the  re-accreditation of national human rights institutions conducted by  GANHRI in October of this year and reviewed by the European Network  of National Human Rights Institutions (ENHRI).

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Kaja Kallas held separate talks with Mirzoyan and Bayramov
 Thursday, December 5 2024 13:51

ArmInfo. Within the  framework of the OSCE Ministerial Council  forum in Malta, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a meeting with Kaja Kallas,  Vice-President of the European Commission, High Representative for  the EU  Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.  As reported by the  press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, at the beginning of  the meeting, Mirzoyan congratulated Kaja Kallas on assuming the  position of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and  Security Policy and wished her success in the current period full of  challenges.

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Minsk aims at developing peaceful mutually beneficial relations with  Yerevan - ambassador  
 Thursday, December 5 2024 13:14

ArmInfo. Belarus aims to  strengthen peaceful and mutually beneficial relations with Armenia,  which remains one of Minsk's key trade and economic partners. This  was stated by the Ambassador of Belarus to Armenia Alexander Konyuk  on Desember 4 during an official reception dedicated to the National  Unity Day of Belarus.

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