ARMENIA

The US and the EU will not come and solve Armenia's problems, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said in parliament, commenting on the results of the Brussels meeting, Trend reports.

„We have illusory or unrealistic expectations that some allies or relatives will come and solve our problems. It is necessary to fix and consolidate the fact that we should solve all our problems ourselves“, he said.

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will not attend meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of CIS scheduled for April 12 in Minsk, Trend reports citing Armenian media.

Press Secretary of the Ministry Ani Badalyan has not commented on reasons of the mentioned step.

Source: https://en.trend.az/scaucasus/armenia/3883567.html

Armenia is committed to the normalization of relations with Azerbaijan, said Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, Trend reports.

He made the remark at the press conference ahead of the joint EU-US-Armenia high-level meeting to be held in Brussels today.

Armenia refuses to recognize any „Karabakh government in exile“, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, Trend reports.

He noted that some circles displaced from Azerbaijan's Karabakh are taking actions posing a threat to the national security of Armenia, stating about “governments in exile”, and so on.

„Such statements are a threat to national security“, the prime minister pointed out.

A new meeting of the “3+3” consultative platform is expected to be held this year, said Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali, Trend reports.

He expressed hope for Georgia's presence at this meeting.

The ambassador noted that this format is the most effective for solving problems in the South Caucasus.

Armenia has actually frozen its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during an interview with Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Trend reports.

Every engagement of the US with Azerbaijan and Armenia is aimed at reaching a durable peace, US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said during a briefing on March 26, Trend reports.

„Our objectives in every engagement with the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan are to encourage them to work to bridge the differences between the two countries and reach a durable and lasting peace agreement“, he said.

Yerevan announced a meeting of the speakers of the parliaments of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Geneva, Trend reports via Armenian media.

According to the media, the meeting between Sahiba Gafarova and Alen Simonyan will take place today.

Simonyan's secretary confirmed this information.

Russia and Armenia are discussing the rules of transmitting Russian TV networks in Armenia, Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said during a briefing, Trend reports.

The US State Department reacted to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's remarks regarding the urgency of border demarcation with Azerbaijan, Trend reports.

Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department said during a briefing that the US continues to pay close attention to this issue.