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Pashinyan presents progress in negotiations on peace treaty with Baku to Council of Europe Secretary General
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone call with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset on Thursday, Pashinyan's press service reported. YEREVAN, 12 December. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone call with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset on Thursday,...
12/12/2024Armenia's European orientation linked to democratic reforms - Alen Simonyan
... the region, which can be realized through the development of a sovereign, stable, and democratic state, as well as respect for the fundamental principles of human rights and international law. Simonyan highly praised the response and actions of the Council of Europe bodies concerning the needs of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh. “It is crucial to ensure international protection for the displaced population, including under the framework of the Council of Europe convention. The focus is on the issue of the repatriation of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan,” he ...
12/09/2024Pashinyian congratulates Kobakhidze on ruling party's victory in Georgian parliamentary elections
... and the impartiality of state institutions’, said Julian Bulai, head of the PACE delegation monitoring the polls. The IEOM consists of the observers from the OSCE/ODIHR, The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the European Parliament (EP) and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. -0-
10/28/2024Media polarization and disregard for professional ethics: expert on media problems in Armenia
... in cooperation with journalistic organizations, the Ministry of Justice and a parliamentary committee to improve the situation. The draft law has already been submitted to the government for consideration, as well as to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe for an expert opinion. According to Melikyan, one of the positive features of the third quarter was the drop in the number of lawsuits against media outlets and journalists with accusations of slander and insults. "There are 6 such ...
10/24/2024In 2024, over AMD 1 billion of illegal property confiscated in favour of Armenia
... in favour of the Republic of Armenia about 1,205 units of immovable and 230 units of movable property of illegal origin in the amount of AMD 566 billion,’ Galyan said at the conference held in Belgrade on September 18-20 under the patronage of the Council of Europe. Galyan also said that within the framework of confiscation of property of illegal origin the Prosecutor General's Office concluded 8 reconciliation agreements, according to which 7 units of immovable and one unit of movable property ...
09/20/2024Armenian parliamentary delegation to attend PACE autumn session in Strasbourg
A delegation from the Armenian parliament will travel to Strasbourg for the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. A delegation from the Armenian parliament will travel to Strasbourg for the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). According to an order signed by ...
09/12/2024Pashinyan invites newly elected Council of Europe Secretary General to visit Armenia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated Alain Berset on his election as Secretary General of the Council of Europe and invited him to visit Yerevan. YEREVAN, 28 June. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated Alain Berset on his election as Secretary General of the Council of Europe and invited him to visit Yerevan. In his ...
06/28/2024PACE adopts resolution on Armenia
... independence and notes with satisfaction the readiness and continuous efforts of the Armenian authorities for genuine dialogue with the Council of Europe. At the same time, it is regrettable that there is still a widespread perception that disciplinary procedures ... ... independent positions in investigative bodies. The Assembly notes that after the forced displacement of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, some rallies organized by opposition parties demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pashinyan in Armenia became ...
06/27/2024Armenia’s Foreign Minister congratulates new Head of Council of Europe
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan congratulated Swiss politician Alain Berset on becoming the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe YEREVAN, June 26. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan congratulated Swiss politician Alain Berset on becoming the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe. “Warmest congratulations to Alain Berset, the newly ...
06/26/2024Armenian FM reminds Council of Europe about Karabakh refugees and Armenian prisoners of war, held in Azerbaijan
Addressing the 133rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan reminded the human rights organization about the Karabakh refugees and Armenian prisoners of war, but noted positives in negotiations with Azerbaijan YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. Addressing the 133rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan ...
05/17/2024Armenia involved in efforts to reopen regional communications: Mirzoyan
... respect for sovereignty and national jurisdiction, equality and reciprocity. During the talk the process of the settlement of the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan was touched upon. The Armenian Minister presented to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe the details of the discussions held in Almaty with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister. Mirzoyan stressed the importance of unambiguous recognition of territorial integrity and ensuring maximum clarity in the process of delimitation of ...
05/16/2024Mirzoyan to take part in Council of Europe ministers’ Committee session in Strasbourg
... the French city of Strasbourg for a working visit on 16-17 May, the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. Mirzoyan will take part in the 133rd session of the Committee of Ministers, devoted to the celebration of 75 years since the foundation of the Council of Europe. He is expected to meet with various Council of Europe officials and partners from other countries.
05/15/2024Council of Europe Secretary General welcomed the start of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border delimitation process
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic-Buric welcomed the start of the border delimitation process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. YEREVAN, April 30. /ARKA/. Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic-Buric welcomed the start of the border ...
04/30/2024GRECO calls for increased oversight and accountability in Armenia's highest executive authorities and police force
The Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), in a report published on April 22, calls on Armenia to continue efforts to prevent corruption among top executives and the police. YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. The Council of Europe's ...
04/22/2024Council of Europe to present €2.8 million package to help refugees in Armenia
On April 11, the Council of Europe will unveil a comprehensive package of measures designed to respond to the needs of Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, the Council of Europe Office in Armenia said, according to Armenpress. YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. On April 11, the Council of Europe will unveil a comprehensive package of measures designed to respond to the needs of Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh,...
04/09/2024Maxime Longangué appointed head of Council of Europe Office in Yerevan
Maxime Longangué has been appointed Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan as of 1 April 2024. YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Maxime Longangué has been appointed Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan as of 1 April 2024. Mr Longangué previously occupied the post of Deputy Head of ...
04/09/2024CoE Secretary General says Crossroads of Peace project can become important prerequisite for Yerevan-Baku normalization
The Armenian government's Crossroads of Peace project may become an important precondition for advancing the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic-Buric said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan today. YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. The Armenian government's Crossroads of Peace project may become an important precondition for advancing ...
04/08/2024Armenian Foreign Minister discusses regional stability and settlement with Azerbaijan with CoE Secretary General
... Mirzoyan emphasized the importance of effective cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Council of Europe in such areas as rule of law, fight against corruption and protection of human rights. In this context the implementation of the Armenia-Council of Europe Action Plan for 2023-2026 was touched upon. Mirzoyan also stressed the importance of the quick response of the EU after the military attack and ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan against Nagorno Karabakh last September, to help Armenia address the new challenges. The sides exchanged views on responding to the mid-term and long-term needs of more than 100 thousand forcibly displaced Armenians from Nagorno Karabakh, especially the rights of vulnerable ...
04/08/2024Council of Europe Secretary General to pay official visit to Armenia on April 8
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić will pay an official visit to Armenia on April 8. YEREVAN, April 5. /ARKA/. Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić will pay an official visit to Armenia on April 8. High-level ...
04/05/2024Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to provide grants to support Karabakh refugees
... Authorities, in line with its commitment to support Karabakh Armenians and its “readiness to assist, using all statutory, cooperation and political tools at its disposal” has launched a grant scheme in support of municipalities hosting refugees from Karabakh in Armenia. Through a project implemented by the Center of Expertise for Good Governance in the context of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2023-2026 , Armenian local authorities can apply for grants to implement projects that help build resilience and respond to their urgent and mid-term needs in support of refugees, ensuring protection of their ...
03/18/2024Council of Europe program to support refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh launched in Armenia
... launched in Armenia, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports reported. The acting head of the Yerevan office of the Council of Europe, Maxime Longangue, at a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Artur Martirosyan,... ... program is to support the government in solving the problems of citizens and vulnerable groups forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh. Martirosyan, in turn, noted the importance of the link between education and the labor market, emphasizing the importance ...
03/12/2024Germany indicts two ex-MPs for receiving bribes from Azerbaijan
... German magazine Der Spiegel. “In the end, these proceedings will trigger a chain reaction,” the head of the Bundestag's Council of Europe delegation, Frank Schwabe, told the magazine. “After all, these three are just part of a German and European ... ... that, he is believed to have voted in Azerbaijan’s favor, for instance in a vote on the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Karabakh in January 2016. At the time, Fischer was serving as PACE’s parliamentary rapporteur for Armenia. Strenz was paid at ...
01/30/2024PACE resolves not to ratify credentials of Azerbaijani delegation
... opening day of the session, concluding that the country has “not fulfilled major commitments” stemming from its joining the Council of Europe 20 years ago. “Very serious concerns remain as to [Azerbaijan’s] ability to conduct free and fair elections,... ... Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC).,’ the resolution placed on PACE website reads. The Assembly also cited the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, noting that Azerbaijan’s leadership “did not acknowledge the very serious humanitarian and human rights consequences” ...
01/25/2024Nagorno-Karabakh parties, public organizations, media put forward 5 conditions for return to homeland
... Day marked on December 10.some 150 political parties, public organizations, media outlets and heads of communities of Nagorno-Karabakh say their decision to flee their homes after the September 12 offensive by Azerbaijani army was made in the face of ongoing ... ... Secretary General, the UN Security Council, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the leaders of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, the Council of Europe' Secretary General, the President of PACE, the President of the Council of the European Union, the President ...
12/11/2023PACE co-rapporteurs to make monitoring visit to Armenia
... /ARKA/. Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden, EPP/CD), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Armenia, will make a fact-finding visit to the country ... ... co-rapporteurs will also travel to Yeraskh, where they will meet with representatives of the local authorities and refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh. -0-
11/03/2023Pashinyan says 'possible rise in corruption' is a threat to macroeconomic stability
... stereotype according to which one can solve something with the help of money. Let's agree that there will be no forgiveness here, neither for representatives of the former nor the current government," Pashinyan said. Armenia is a member of the Council of Europe's Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) and the OECD's 's Anti-Corruption Network and its anti-corruption measures are being regularly evaluated within their monitoring mechanisms. -0-
10/30/2023Judges in Armenia may be allowed to challenge decisions of Supreme Judicial Council
... give judges the right to challenge the decisions of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The Supreme Judicial Council is a state body that oversees Armenia’s courts. "The amendments had been developed jointly with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe," Justice Minister Grigor Minasyan said while presenting the amendments to the Committee. According to the minister, thanks to these amendments, judges would have an opportunity to challenge the decisions of the Supreme Judicial ...
10/20/2023Council of Europe Committee of Ministers: Azerbaijan must ensure Karabakh Armenians' right to live in their homes in dignity, free from intimidation and discrimination
At the meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on Wednesday, the EU delegation called for the assurance of human rights, fundamental freedoms and security of the Karabakh Armenians. YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. At the meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on Wednesday, the EU delegation called for the assurance of human rights, fundamental freedoms and security of the Karabakh Armenians. Securing conditions for the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons ...
10/19/2023Pashinyan and Pejcinovic-Buric discussed assistance to refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh
... the existing problems of the refugees. The sides touched upon the developments in the region and the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. Later Pashinyan laid flowers at the Armenian cross-stone erected in front of the headquarters of the Council of Europe. On September 19, Azerbaijan launched what it called an "anti-terrorist" operation against ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh. The assault lasted 24 hours and ended with Azerbaijani forces gaining full control of the region for the first time since the 1990s war. This led to a vast refugee crisis, with more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fleeing ...
10/17/2023Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the Karabakh region, the Council of Europe reported. YEREVAN. October 16. /ARKA/. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the Karabakh region, the Council of Europe reported. It said during the October ...
10/16/2023PACE says massive exodus of entire Armenian population from Nagorno-Karabakh leads to reasonable suspicion that this can amount to ethnic cleansing
... Convention on Human Rights. Among other things, the Assembly also called on Azerbaijan to avoid expressions of intolerance or revenge for past events, to protect the Armenian cultural heritage of the region, to release all detained representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh as well as all Armenian prisoners of war currently held in Azerbaijan, and to allow access to the region for Council of Europe institutions and bodies. Should Azerbaijan fail to fulfil its obligations, the Assembly shall have “no other alternative than to call for the initiation of a complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the ...
10/13/2023Azerbaijan's wave of violence against Karabakh has blocked prospect of peace in South Caucasus - de Waal
... Turkey and Russia. De Waal pointed out that Azerbaijan had proposed a so-called "reintegration agenda", offering Armenians to return to Nagorno-Karabakh and become citizens of Azerbaijan. However, there is no dual citizenship in Azerbaijan, so Karabakh Armenians will have to give up Armenian citizenship. "International structures such as the Council of Europe should be very careful and keep an eye on such initiatives. The question arises why such an initiative is proposed when 99% of the population has left Nagorno-Karabakh?" he asked. The expert also reminded that no minority in Azerbaijan ...
10/12/2023CoE Secretary General says special representative sent to Armenia to assess needs of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh
... fully respect the European Convention on Human Rights, because in the territory of the Council of Europe everyone has the right to enjoy all freedoms and rights," Buric said. When asked by Armenian PACE delegation member Armen Gevorgyan how the Council of Europe treats Baku's arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders, Pejcinovic-Buric said that this issue will also be on the agenda of the mission to Azerbaijan. The arrested Karabakh top officials are former state minister Ruben Vardanyan, ex-presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkady Ghukasyan, ex-speaker ...
10/11/2023Ex-human rights defender to head Armenia’s Foreign Intelligence Service
... Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed former Human Rights Defender Kristine Grigoryan as head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Kristine Grigoryan was born in 1981 in the town of Sevan. In 2016-2017, she worked as a national human rights expert at the Council of Europe. In July 2019, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice, and from January 2022 to April 2023, she served as Armenia's Human Rights Defender. --0--
10/04/2023Armen Grigoryan to travel to Brussels to prepare meeting between Armenian, Azerbaijani, French, German and Council of Europe leaders
The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council Armen Grigoryan will leave for Brussels on a working visit, the Security Council’s press service reported. YEREVAN, September 24. /ARKA/. The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council Armen Grigoryan will leave for Brussels on a working visit, the Security Council’s press service reported. It said Grigoryan is scheduled to meet with advisers to French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Council President Charles Michel...
09/24/2023Mirzoyan: Azerbaijan's aggression against Karabakh demonstrates its contempt for human rights, international and humanitarian law
... Pejčinović Burić. YEREVAN, September 23. /ARKA/. On September 22, within the framework of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić. The interlocutors discussed the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. It said Ararat Mirzoyan stressed that the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against the people of Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19, which was preceded by the 9-month blockade of the Lachin corridor, openly ...
09/23/2023CoE observers note lack of citizens' interest in elections to Yerevan Council of Elders
Council of Europe observers noted the lack of citizens' interest in the elections to Yerevan Council of Elders. YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Council of Europe observers noted the lack of citizens' interest in the elections to Yerevan Council of ...
09/18/2023Armenian FM tells CoE Commissioner that Azerbaijan openly demonstrates its true goal - ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh
... August 29 the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović during his visit to Slovenia, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reported. YEREVAN, August 30. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met August 29 the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović during his visit to Slovenia, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reported. It said Mirzoyan and Mijatović focused on the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh due to Azerbaijan's illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor for more than 8 months and the complete blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh since June 15, the difficult conditions of the Nagorno-Karabakh population and human rights violations, as well as ...
08/30/2023PACE President calls for sending fact-finding mission to Nagorno-Karabakh
... Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Tiny Kox issued a statement calling for a fact-finding mission to be sent to Nagorno-Karabakh. "In view of the further deterioration of the humanitarian and human rights situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, I recall the Assembly's appeal to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of June 20 to organize a fact-finding mission to Azerbaijan as soon as possible to assess the situation Armenians have found themselves in since December 12, 2022, as a result of the lack of access to free and safe movement along the ...
08/01/2023Peace in the region is needed first of all by Armenia and Artsakh, not international community - Pashinyan
... who said that the international community needs the solution of problems more than Armenia does?" he asked. Pashinyan wondered whether the international community really expresses positions and takes steps to resolve the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh. "The Council of Europe adopted an unambiguous resolution on this situation, the European Parliament adopted an unambiguous resolution, at the last OSCE meeting many countries, including those from the UN Security Council expressed an unambiguous position. ...
07/25/2023European Parliament resolution points out Azerbaijan's corruption schemes involving PACE officials
... anti-corruption.’ It also states that the recommendations were made, among other things, because ‘ Azerbaijan has conducted large-scale influence operations, involving strong suspicions of corruption, against members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.’ According to the resolution, ‘Azerbaijan has also managed to avert probes into its elections and whitewash its human rights record;’ -0-
07/18/2023Pashinyan, Michel and Aliyev discussed Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization and rights of people of Nagorno-Karabakh
... Michel, during which the Armenian prime minister handed the head of the European Council a letter from the president of Nagorno-Karabakh at the latter's request. On the eve of the meeting, Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan sent letters to heads of all ... ... the UN Secretary General, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, the President of the European Council, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, as well as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, urging them to fulfill their international obligations ...
07/15/2023Urgent Appeal for International Intervention to Prevent an Impending Security and Humanitarian Catastrophe in Artsakh
... the UN Secretary General, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, the President of the European Council, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, as well as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, urging them to fulfill their international obligations ... ... current situation. The main part of the letter reads as follows: "As the President of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), I urgently appeal to the international community on behalf of the government and people of Artsakh. I wish to draw ...
07/14/2023Armenian PM: Azerbaijan had been preparing information background for June 27 provocation
... authorities, making it clear that Azerbaijan is pursuing a consistent policy of aggravation and expulsion of Armenians (from Nagorno-Karabakh). "This is the policy of which we have been warning for a long time. Azerbaijan's pattern of behavior is being ... ... by the international community. The most recent proof of which is the resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) last week," the Prime Minister said. He noted that the resolution was important in terms of drawing ...
06/29/2023Tovmasyan: any peace-oriented mechanism is acceptable to Artsakh
... security issues of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh through dialogue with Stepanakert, as well as by ensuring an international unbiased presence," he said. Tovmasyan reminded that Azerbaijan is also urged to invite a delegation from the Council of Europe with a fact-finding mission in the Lachin corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh to assess the situation on the ground. Tovmasyan drew attention to the fact that the whole burden of the current situation lies with the Azerbaijani leadership, whose anti-Armenian rhetoric and provocations further escalate tensions in the region ...
06/23/2023PACE calls on Azerbaijan to ensure free and safe access through Lachin Corridor
.... Also aware of hate speech being used by individuals in Armenia; it likewise urged Armenia’s leadership “to condemn such hate speech” and the authorities to take appropriate measures to punish it. The Assembly called on Azerbaijan to invite a Council of Europe delegation to visit the Lachin corridor and Nagorno-Karabakh for a fact-finding mission, to assess the situation on the ground. While welcoming the mutual recognition of the territorial integrity of Armenia and Azerbaijan and seeing this as the first steps towards the end of a conflict which has already ...
06/23/2023Artsakh Foreign Ministry accuses Azerbaijani authorities of seeking license to carry out their criminal plans with impunity
... and outright blackmail leaves no doubt that Azerbaijan consistently denies the very possibility of resolving the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict through negotiations. The prolonged blockade, the creation of unbearable living conditions, the denial of the ... ... policy of blackmail, coercion and threat of force in violation of the UN Charter, the founding documents of the OSCE and the Council of Europe. Ignoring the true intentions and violations of the international obligations of Azerbaijan, as well as attempts ...
05/30/2023Armenian Emergencies Ministry and Police budgets revised upward in 2022 - Ministry of Finance
... including bonuses, amounted to 289,000 drams. The number of women in the staff of the Ministry grew to 18.4%. Fidanyan added that the Patrol Service will be introduced nationwide by the end of 2023. As for the National Guard, he said with the support of the Council of Europe, work has been launched to develop a list of weapons corresponding to the legislative package of the new service and international standards. ($1 - 386.52 drams). --0--
05/29/2023Armenian FM draws attention of CoE Commissioner to Azerbaijan's violation of international humanitarian law norms
... of Europe, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. It said the meeting was held within the framework of the 4th Summit of the Council of Europe in Reykjavik, Iceland. The effective cooperation with the Office of Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe was mutually highlighted, and a number of issues of mutual interest were discussed. The humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh resulting from the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan was touched upon. Both sides emphasized the imperative of ensuring humanitarian access to Nagorno-Karabakh and addressing humanitarian issues. Minister Mirzoyan emphasized ...
05/18/2023Pashinyan: Armenia recognizes Azerbaijan's territorial integrity of 86,600 square kilometers
... 86.6 thousand square kilometers. Pashinyan made the announcement in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland that is hosting the 4th Council of Europe Summit. "Three days ago, under the mediation of the President of the European Council, we went even further,... ... agreed through negotiations. Speaking in Reykjavik, Pashinyan did not say whether his words mean that Armenia recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan. After the May 14 talks, the Armenian government said the sides discussed a set of issues such ...
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