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 Georgian Parliament has adopted the draft law "On transparency of foreign influence" in its first reading, Trend reports.
According to the information, 83 MPs voted in favor of the bill. Deputies from the opposition factions left the session hall.
The bill stipulates that NGOs and media funded from abroad should be registered in a special register and fill out an annual declaration.
The preparation of a feasibility study on the possibility of exporting electricity from Central Asian countries to Europe through the territory of Azerbaijan will begin this year, the Deputy Energy Minister of Azerbaijan Elnur Soltanov told reporters, Trend reports.
He noted that the technical condition for attracting companies to carry out the work outlined within the project is already ready.
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.
A new analysis by the energy think tank „Ember“ has found that several countries in Europe could soon face bottlenecks in their national transmission energy grids, as more solar and wind power will be generated than these networks have capacity for.
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.
Georgia, together with 12 NATO member countries and partners, will take part in the international naval exercise “Sea Shield 24”, which will be held in Romania from April 8 to 21, the press service of the Romanian Ministry of Defense reported.
According to the information, in addition to Georgia and Romania, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the USA, Turkey and France will take part in the exercises.
