The Information and Public Relations Department of the Prime Minister's Office has responded to Armenpress questions regarding the statement made by the commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan on border delimitation issues on May 15. The questions and answers are presented below: Question: The border delimitation commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan have issued a joint statement, which states that the Protocol-description of the borderline sections immediately between the settlements of Baghanis (Republic of ...
On May 13-14, the Republic of Armenia and Georgia held another round of political consultations in Tbilisi. The consultations were co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Vahan Kostanyan and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Lasha Darsalia. According to the readout issued by the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the delegations of the both countries emphasized holding the first political consultations since the signing of the Joint Declaration on the Strategic Partner...
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will be on a working visit to Strasbourg, France, on Thursday and Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affair of Armenia informs Armenian News-NEWS.am. Mirzoyan will attend the 133rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), which will be dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the CoE. Bilateral meetings with CoE officials and colleagues from several other countries are also planned.
At the invitation of the Deputy Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Ľuboš Blaha, the delegation led by the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan is on a working visit to Bratislava. The RA NA deputies Hasmik Hakobyan and Taguhi Ghazaryan are in the delegation. On May 13, the delegation met with the Deputy Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Ľuboš Blaha. The NA Vice President expressed his gratitude for the invitation and hospitality, emphasized the friendly ties betwe...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has departed for the Kingdom of Denmark on a working visit. According to the PM's Office, Pashinyan will attend the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on May 14. During this event, he will participate in a discussion titled "From the Frontline: Armenia’s Defence of Democracy." According to the source, as part of the visit, meetings are scheduled with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Parliament Speaker Soren Gade, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the founder of the Copenhagen Dem...
On May 10, the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) issued its findings on Azerbaijan, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) informed in a press release. The findings contain the CAT’s main concerns and recommendations on the country’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. “The Committee was alarmed by alleged extra-judicial killings, torture, and ill-treatment of national and ...