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 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. Armenia “expects” Turkey’s rhetoric won’t increase regional tension Armenia expects that Turkey’s rhetoric will not increase regional tensions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in Armenia’s regions Ucom has announced the launch of modernization efforts aimed at enhancing the coverage of 4G+ networks. |