Author: Babken Chilingarian

 15:34, 5 April, 2022

YEREVAN, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS. On April 5, at the invitation of Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Alen Simonyan, the delegation led by the Speaker of Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili arrived in Armenia on a two-day official visit, the Parliament’s press service said.

The meeting of the Speakers of Parliaments of Armenia and Georgia began with a private talk, which was followed by the debate in the extended format.

Welcoming the guests, Alen Simonyan has documented that Armenia is concerned about the further development of special good-neighbourly relations with Georgia. Alen Simonyan has reminded that that position is also expressed in the Action Plan of the Government of Armenia for 2021-2026.

Both sides congratulated each other on the occasion of the establishment of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Georgia.

The parties have recorded that the deepening of relations in many spheres of the two countries is of mutual importance.

The Armenian Speaker of Parliament expressed conviction that the mutual trust, the strengthening of continuous dialogue and cooperation would promote the regional security and stability.

The rise of the important role of parliaments after the constitutional amendments in Armenia and Georgia was voiced. The sides considered the cooperation between the legislative bodies one of the important directions of the relations between the states.

During the discussion the closer cooperation between the Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Groups was spoken about. Proposals were sounded from both sides also on other formats of cooperation of parliaments, which would be documented in the near future.

Touching upon the regional security issues and the 44-day war aftermath, Alen Simonyan has noted that the high level of relations between Armenia and Georgia is one of the important factors ensuring the security in the South Caucasus.

The Head of Parliament considered urgent the distinct response of the international community for preventing the humanitarian crisis, as well as the immediate involvement of the international humanitarian structures without obstacles in the Nagorno Karabakh.

The colleagues also exchanged views over the membership in the European Union, discussing the priorities of the Euro-integration of Georgia.

After the meeting in the extended format the Speaker of Parliament of Georgia left a note in the Book of Honourable Guests of the National Assembly of Armenia, afterwards planted a fir-tree in the Parliament’s Park.

During the official visit the delegation led by the Head of Parliament of Georgia will have meetings with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, President Vahagn Khachaturyan and the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.

A meeting is also scheduled with the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II.

 15:19, 4 April, 2022

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, ARMENPRESS. It’s already the 10th day the surrounding of the Armenian village of Parukh in Artsakh is illegally occupied by Azerbaijan, journalist Jean-Christophe Buisson, who is the deputy director of the French La Figaro Magazine, said on Twitter.

“Hundreds of villagers, including children, still live far from home. But the Azerbaijani army is not withdrawing its forces. Moreover, it strengthens its positions”, the journalist said.

Member of the Senate of France, vice-chair of the France-Armenia friendship group Valérie Boyer shared the post of journalist Jean-Christophe Buisson on Twitter and reminded that during the 2020 large-scale aggression Azerbaijan, with the support of Turkey, massacred the Armenians of Artsakh through Turkish bombs, white phosphorus and drones.

“The genocidal spirit has awakened in them. And the world is silently watching without doing anything. Encroachments continue in an atmosphere of indifference”, Valérie Boyer said.

 19:27,

YEREVAN, 30 MARCH, ARMENPRESS. US President Joe Biden will hold a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 30, ARMENPRESS reports the representative of the US administration told reporters at the White House.

The issue of the US assistance to Ukraine will be discussed during the telephone conversation.

 19:00,

YEREVAN, MARCH 28, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin on March 28.

As ARMENPRESS was infomred from the press service of the MFA Armenia, during the meeting Ararat Mirzoyan and Sergey Kopirkin discussed the situation in the area of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in the part of Parukh village of Nagorno Karabakh, resulted by the Azerbaijani invasion which started on March 24.

Minister Mirzoyan highlighted the assessment made by the relevant Russian departments on the invasion of Azerbaijan. The Minister stressed the need for taking concrete measures by the Russian peacekeeping contingent to stop the intrusion of Azerbaijani units into the area of responsibility of the peacekeepers and the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces.