Russia expresses regret over the ongoing baseless public criticism of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) by the Armenian government, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said at a weekly briefing, commenting on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statements, Trend reports.
Designated EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar has arrived in Yerevan, Armenia, on a visit, Trend reports.
According to the information, the EU representative met with Armenian Parliament Vice Speaker Ruben Rubinyan.
During the meeting, the situation in the South Caucasus and cooperation between Armenia and the EU were discussed.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have resolved the issue at the negotiating table for the first time, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan told reporters, commenting on the agreements on the first stage of border delimitation, Trend reports.
"It is very important to state that for the first time, Armenia and Azerbaijan have resolved the issue at the negotiating table," he emphasized.
The US strongly supports the efforts made by Azerbaijan and Armenia to reach peace, Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesman of the US State Department said during a briefing, Trend reports.
„We strongly support efforts by Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach a durable and dignified peace, and we stand ready to continue to help facilitate this process“, Vedant Patel said.
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.
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.
