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Unblocking communications will restore region's role: Armenian speaker on talks with Azerbaijan
... actively engaged in negotiations with Azerbaijan to unblock transport infrastructures. This was stated by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 64th plenary session of the PABSEC (Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation) General Assembly in Yerevan. "It is equally important to utilize communication routes with Turkey. A successful outcome of this process could restore the region's significance in international ...
12/11/2024PABSEC GA Plenary Meeting to be held in Armenia
The 64th Plenary Session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization (PABSEC) will be held in Armenia on 10-12 December, the organisation's website reports. YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. The 64th Plenary Session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary ...
12/02/2024Pashinyian congratulates Kobakhidze on ruling party's victory in Georgian parliamentary elections
... widespread climate of pressure, and party-organized intimidation,” vote buying 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-
10/28/2024Armenian 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 ...
09/12/2024PACE adopts resolution on Armenia
At its meeting on June 26, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution approving the implementation by Armenia of its obligations, as announced by Deputy Speaker of Armenia’s National Assembly and head of the country’s delegation to PACE Ruben ...
06/27/2024CSTO expects Armenia to clarify prospects of relations with the organisation
... Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) expects Armenia to clarify the prospects of its relations with the military pact, CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said, TASS news agency reported. Speaking at a meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, he said: 'We expect the political leadership of Armenia to bring clarity to the prospects of its relations with the CSTO. This would be to the benefit of all members of our association, first of all, for full planning of further ...
06/03/2024Armen Grigoryan discussed rapprochement between Armenia and EU with Head of OSCE PA
The Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan had a working breakfast with Kimmo Kiljunen, Member of the Finnish Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and PACE Rapporteur on Armenian issues and President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Piya Kauma within the framework of his visit to Finland. YEREVAN, April 10. /ARKA/. The Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan had a working breakfast with Kimmo Kiljunen, Member of the Finnish Parliament,...
04/10/2024Security issues remain priority for Armenia, it counts on EU support - Simonyan
... Simonyan said today. "In this regard, we attach importance to supporting Armenia through the European Peace Facility, at the same time we seek support from all EU member states," Simonyan said, speaking at the 11th session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. According to him, despite the security challenges in recent months, Armenia remains steadfast in its determination to build a society that fully reflects 'our values that we share with the EU.' "We welcome the EU's commitment ...
03/21/2024Armenia looks forward to start of dialogue with EU on visa liberalization – parliament speaker
... another turning point in Armenia-EU cooperation, which, along with the promotion of people-to-people contacts, will be a very important political message to the people of Armenia," Simonyan declared, speaking at the 11th session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan said that there has been a significant regression in the issue of liberalization of Armenia's visa regime with the EU. According to him, the Foreign Ministry is trying to intensify ...
03/21/2024Germany indicts two ex-MPs for receiving bribes from Azerbaijan
... on Monday, including two former lawmakers suspected of receiving bribes from Azerbaijan in exchange for voting in Baku’s favor at the Council of Europe, according to www.occrp.org . Axel Fischer, Axel Fischer and Eduard Lintner were members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and were implicated in what became known as the Azerbaijani Laundromat -- an EU-wide lobbying and money-laundering scheme revealed by OCCRP in 2017. Azerbaijan used this so-called “caviar diplomacy” ...
01/30/2024PACE resolves not to ratify credentials of Azerbaijani delegation
By a vote of 76 to 10 and 4 abstentions the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) resolved January 24 not to ratify the credentials of the Azerbaijani delegation, which were challenged on the opening day of the session, concluding that the country has “not fulfilled major commitments” ...
01/25/2024Armenian parliament speaker will not take part in CSTO PA Council meeting in Moscow
Armenian National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan will not take part in a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly Council, scheduled to take place in the Russian capital Moscow on December 19. YEREVAN, December 5. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly Chairman Alen Simonyan will not take part in a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty ...
12/05/2023Parliament speaker presents Armenia's vision on establishment of peace in South Caucasus to OSCE PA president
National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan spoke today about Armenia's vision of establishing peace and ensuring development in the South Caucasus region during a meeting with visiting OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Pia Kauma. YEREVAN, November 17. /ARKA/. National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan spoke today about Armenia's vision of establishing peace and ensuring development in the South Caucasus region during a meeting with ...
11/17/2023Government releases 120 million drams for hosting OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session in Yerevan
The government of Armenia will release 120 million drams from its Reserve Fund for hosting the autumn session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, slated in Yerevan on November 18-20. YEREVAN, November 9. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia will release 120 million drams from its Reserve Fund for hosting the autumn session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, slated in ...
11/09/2023PACE co-rapporteurs to make monitoring visit to Armenia
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 from 6 to 8 November 2023. YEREVAN, November 3. /ARKA/. Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC) ...
11/03/2023PACE says massive exodus of entire Armenian population from Nagorno-Karabakh leads to reasonable suspicion that this can amount to ethnic cleansing
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has called on Azerbaijan to “create a climate of trust and the material conditions” for Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh to be able to return to their homeland – including active steps to encourage ...
10/13/2023Head of French National Assembly Committee and Deputy Chairman of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to visit Armenia
... of the Foreign Relations Committee of the French National Assembly will arrive in Armenia. The delegation will be visiting Armenia September 13-16, the National Assembly of Armenia said. Also, another delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Gustav Pajares will arrive in Armenia. It will be staying in Armenia on September 11-15.-0-
09/06/2023PACE President calls for sending fact-finding mission to Nagorno-Karabakh
President of the 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. YEREVAN, August 1 /ARKA/. President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) ...
08/01/2023European Parliament resolution points out Azerbaijan's corruption schemes involving PACE officials
... integrity, accountability and 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-
07/18/2023Yerevan to host autumn session of Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE
The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE will hold its autumn session in Armenia's capital Yerevan in November 2023, Sargis Khandanyan, the chairman of the Armenian parliamentary committee on foreign relations and head of the Armenian Delegation to the OSCE PA, said on Friday. YEREVAN,...
07/14/2023Armenian PM: Azerbaijan had been preparing information background for June 27 provocation
... 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 condemned 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 the international community's attention to the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh. The PACE resolution,...
06/29/2023Tovmasyan: any peace-oriented mechanism is acceptable to Artsakh
... Artur Tovmasyan said today. He said Nagorno-Karabakh would welcome any international observation or fact-finding missions that would shed light on the situation and pacify Azerbaijan's aggressive policy. Tovmasyan welcomed the resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on ensuring free and safe access through the Lachin corridor on June 22. He noted that the people of Artsakh have been under a total blockade for a long time and over the past week Artsakh has even been ...
06/23/2023PACE calls on Azerbaijan to ensure free and safe access through Lachin Corridor
At the end of an urgent debate on ‘Ensuring free and safe access through the Lachin Corridor’, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on June 22 expressed its extreme concern by events, which have unfolded since the signature of the Trilateral Statement on 9 November 2020, and which culminated on 12 December 2022 with the interruption ...
06/23/2023Simonyan: Armenia sincere in its desire to normalize relations with Turkey
... Armenia is sincere in its desire to normalize relations with Turkey, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said at a meeting with journalists in Turkey on Friday. Simonyan traveled to Ankara to participate in the 61st General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC). "If there is a political will and a decision to mend relations - we must understand that the road will not be easy. Nevertheless, let us move forward. I hope our Turkish colleagues ...
05/05/2023Armenian parliament speaker says he hopes his visit to Ankara would help both countries move towards normalization
Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan held a closed-door 20-minute meeting with Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop on the sidelines of the 61st General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) in Ankara, the press service of the Armenian parliament reported. YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan held a closed-door 20-minute meeting ...
05/05/2023PACE co-rapporteurs report severe obstruction of Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan
In a declassified information note, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia, Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden, EPP/CD), shared on March 21 their findings with the PACE Monitoring Committee following their ...
03/22/2023Situation in CSTO area of responsibility remains tense, says Chief of Joint Staff
... member states." On Monday, Russia’s State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that European bodies must not be involved in efforts to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. He claimed that the European Parliament and the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) can only exacerbate the tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which, he said, should stick to their agreements brokered by Russia during and after their 2020 war. Volodin made the statement during a meeting with visiting ...
02/14/2023Duma Speaker opposes involvement of European Parliament, PACE in Karabakh settlement
The involvement of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process will create new problems, Russian State Duma (lower parliament chamber) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Monday during a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart ...
02/13/2023Armenian delegation presents situation around Lachin corridor and unacceptability of CSTO PA's relations with Organization of Islamic Cooperation and PA of Turkic States
The deputy chairman of Armenian National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan denounced today the official wording of an agreement on relations between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States, saying the wording is unacceptable for the Armenian side because the executive ...
02/01/2023PACE calls on Azerbaijan to lift blockade of Lachin corridor and free all Armenian prisoners of war
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on the course of the monitoring procedure (January-December 2022), the Armenian Permanent Mission to the Council of Europe said in a Facebook post today. YEREVAN, January ...
01/27/2023Artsakh foreign minister calls on CoE secretary general to use tools to immediately lift Azerbaijan's blockade
... Artsakh. He also emphasized the need to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan by suspending its right to representation in the organization due to a clear violation of the organization's charter. Copies of the letter were also sent to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. -0-
01/20/2023Speaker of Iranian Parliament to his Azerbaijani colleague: Tehran will not accept any changes of geopolitical borders in the Caucasus region
... Tehran will not accept any changes to the geopolitical borders in the Caucasus region as he met with Turkey’s Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop and Azerbaijani parliament speaker Sahiba Gafarova on the sidelines of the 13th plenary session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in Turkish Antalya, Iranian Mehr news agency reported. YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. The Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Monday that Tehran will not accept any changes to the geopolitical borders ...
01/10/2023Parliament speaker: Armenia never declared its withdrawal from CSTO, but is concerned about its pullout from the region
Armenia has never declared it is going to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said today during a meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly. YEREVAN, December 5. /ARKA/. Armenia has never declared it is going to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said today during a meeting of the CSTO ...
12/05/2022Armenia committed to establishing lasting peace in South Caucasus and expects Azerbaijan to take practical steps in this direction – Armenian parliament speaker
Armenia is committed to establishing lasting peace in the region of the South Caucasus and expects Azerbaijan to take practical steps in this direction, Armenian parliament speaker Alen Simonyan said at a meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of CIS member states in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. YEREVAN, October 28. /ARKA/. Armenia is committed to establishing lasting peace in the region of the South Caucasus and expects Azerbaijan to take practical steps in this direction,...
10/28/2022Forty-seven PACE MPs call on Azerbaijan to immediately withdraw troops from Armenia and release all prisoners
Forty-seven members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) issued a written statement condemning the Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia, urging Baku to immediately withdraw its troops from Armenia’s sovereign territory and release all the prisoners....
10/19/2022PACE co-rapporteurs on Armenia call on Azerbaijan to immediately withdraw troops from Armenia's occupied territories and release all prisoners of war
... "We are concerned by the numerous reports of alleged war crimes or inhuman treatment perpetrated by the armed forces of Azerbaijan”, said Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden, EPP/CD), co-rapporteurs of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) for the monitoring of Armenia's obligations and commitments. “We note that the Military Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan has decided to investigate the facts and hope that these investigations will be public and transparent....
10/14/2022Pashinyan stresses importance of comprehensive settlement of Karabakh conflict within OSCE Minsk Group
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received today a delegation led by OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Margareta Söderfelt, the Armenian government's press service reported. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/ Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received today a delegation led by OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Margareta ...
06/16/2022State Department concerned over preservation of Armenian cultural heritage in Azerbaijani-controlled territories
In its 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom the US Department of State refers to a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) resolution on “Humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan / Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” that condemned the damage “deliberately caused to Armenian cultural heritage ...
06/03/2022Armenian FM calls on CoE to support normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan
... Ministerial Session of the Council of Europe in Turin, Italy, today Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan recalled that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a Resolution on Functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia earlier ... ... immediately start genuine and constructive negotiations on normalization of relations with Azerbaijan. And in this regard, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship has a key role to play in advancing the peace process. But we strongly believe that the Council ...
05/20/2022Armenian FM, Vice-President of European Parliament discussed Karabakh issue and dialogue with Turkey
... Armenia towards democratic development and expressed her support for them. Ararat Mirzoyan noted that the current year has been quite active in terms of promoting Armenia -EU cooperation: meetings of the Bureaus and Standing Committees of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly were held in Yerevan in February and the third meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council at the end of April, and the fourth meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council is scheduled to be held on May 18. Regional security ...
05/18/2022Armenian parliament speaker reiterates call on Azerbaijan to start immediate peace treaty talks
... the region. YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan warned today that Azerbaijan's actions in Nagorno-Karabakh may lead to a new escalation in the region. Simonyan was speaking at a meeting of the Council of CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly that convened in Kazakh Alma-Ata to mark the 30th anniversary of the loose organization comprising some of former Soviet republics. On March 24 Azerbaijani troops invaded the Armenian–populated village of Parukh in the Askeran ...
03/29/2022Armenia not considering dispatch of CSTO troops to Ukraine to assist Russia
... confrontation, according to him, the relocation of hostilities to the territory of the Russian Federation is unlikely. CSTO comprises members - Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Serbia and Iran have observer status at the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly. --0--
03/07/2022Armenia did not vote for Euronest Parliamentary Assembly’s resolution
Armenian MP Maria Karapetyan, representing the country in the Euronest’s Parliamentary Assembly’s Bureau, did not vote for a Euronest Bureau’s resolution. YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. Armenian MP Maria Karapetyan, representing the country in the Euronest’s Parliamentary Assembly’s Bureau, did not vote for a Euronest ...
02/22/2022Armenians protest against arrival of Azerbaijani MPs for Euronest parliamentary assembly’s meeting
Tens of people gathered today morning outside the Demirchyan Concert and Sports Complex in Yerevan to protest against the arrival of two Azerbaijani lawmakers in Armenia to participate in the session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. Tens of people gathered today morning outside the Demirchyan Concert and Sports Complex in Yerevan to protest against the arrival of two Azerbaijani lawmakers in Armenia to participate in the session ...
02/22/2022European parliament member: we are ready to help Yerevan and Baku, but we cannot solve their problems for them
... Parliament last week. "We have stated very clearly that war is never an acceptable solution and if we are trying to discuss a stable, lasting peace here, it must be achieved through negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE, more precisely the OSCE Minsk Group," Kaljurand said On February 21-22 Armenia’s capital Yerevan is hosting the meetings of the Bureau and commissions of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly consists of a delegation from the European Parliament and delegations from the EU's Eastern European Partners - countries that participate in the Eastern Partnership initiative: Armenia, Azerbaijan,...
02/22/2022Euronest Parliamentary Assembly’s Bureau holds its meeting in Yerevan
A meeting of the Bureau of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly held in Yerevan on Monday has brought together the heads of the delegations of the parliaments of Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine, as Eastern Partnership countries, as well as the political groups of the European Parliament, the press ...
02/21/2022Pashinyan and Euronest vice-president discussed unblocking communications and dialogue with Turkey
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received today a delegation led by a European Parliament member and vice president of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Andrius Kubilius, the government's press service reported. YEREVAN, Feb. 21. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received today a delegation led by a European Parliament member and vice president of the Euronest Parliamentary ...
02/21/2022Armenian Security Council Secretary and Euronest Vice-President discuss regional stability and Karabakh conflict
... Armen Grigoryan met on Monday with Andrius Kubilius, a member of the European Parliament and Vice President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. The meeting was attended by Lithuanian Ambassador to Armenia Inga Stanytė-Toločkienė, the press service ... ... Grigoryan stressed the need for a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and presented humanitarian issues requiring urgent solutions. In this context, he stressed the need ...
02/21/2022Yerevan to host Euronest Parliamentary Assembly’s meetings
On February 21-22 Armenia’s capital Yerevan will be hosting the meetings of the Bureau and commissions of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. YEREVAN, February 17. /ARKA/. On February 21-22 Armenia’s capital Yerevan will be hosting the meetings of the Bureau and commissions of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. According to the Armenian parliament, the deputies ...
02/17/2022First court verdict delivered in Armenia for insulting government officials
... Armenia, including freedom of speech. It urged the Armenian authorities to immediately stop applying this unconstitutional law criminalizing libel. In a resolution on functioning of Armenian democratic institutions, approved late in January 2022, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PASCE) called on the authorities to ensure that the balance between the freedom of expression guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the dignity of the person, which forms ...
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