Category: 2023

 11:49, 4 May 2023

PRAGUE, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, together with his spouse Anna Hakobyan, has arrived in Prague, Czech Republic for a two-day official visit.

During the visit, the Prime Minister of Armenia will have a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala. then, the Prime Minister will have meetings with the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, and the President of the Senate, Miloš Vystrčil.

PM Pashinyan will also visit the Center for Transatlantic Relations in Prague.

 11:55, 4 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. The United States believes that there is no military solution to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict and that direct dialogue through diplomacy is an integral path forward, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a press briefing.

“We believe that there is not a military solution to this; we believe that direct dialogue through diplomacy is an integral path forward. And that’s why we’re very pleased to host these two foreign ministers at the Foreign Service Institute to participate and take on these very important discussions,” Patel said.

“What I will reiterate again is that we remain committed to promoting a peaceful future for the South Caucasus region. We believe that direct dialogue is key to reaching a lasting peace, and we believe that that is possible between these two countries,” Patel added.

 “It’s something that the Secretary has been deeply engaged on – is that we believe that peace between these two countries is possible,” he further said.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov during their last day of the talks in Washington D.C.

 11:52, 4 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. The United States has noted with “disappointment” Turkey’s decision to ban Armenian airline overflight permissions, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a press briefing.

Patel said that ‘the U.S. strongly supports Armenia-Türkiye normalization, which we believe would be important for not just these two countries but helpful for stability across the region.’

“We note with disappointment Türkiye’s announcement that it would suspend Armenian airline overflight permissions. An agreement that had previously been reached between these two countries to resume air connections had been a very important confidence-building measure – not just between these two countries, but, again, for regional stability broadly. And it’s our sincere hope that Türkiye and Armenia can continue to rebuild economic ties and open transportation links as well,” he added.

 12:41, 4 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian government is working towards launching its second satellite into orbit, Minister of High Tech Industry Robert Khachatryan said on May 4.

He said the work is still in the “preliminary stage”.

Armenia launched its first satellite, the ARMSAT-1, on May 25, 2022 from Cape Canaveral on board a SpaceX rocket.

“We are now studying the market, we are evaluating our capabilities, proposals. I don’t think we will have the second [satellite] in 2023, but we are working on it,” the minister told reporters.

He said that the images taken by the Earth observation satellite must be considered as a source of information and that the circle of using the images must be maximally enhanced. He didn’t rule out that the images can be useful in the defense sector.

 13:12, 4 May 2023

PRAGUE, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. The official welcoming ceremony for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took place in Prague at the Czech Prime Minister’s official residence, the Kramář's Villa on May 4. 

Czech PM Petr Fiala welcomed the Armenian PM on his two-day official visit.

After the official welcoming ceremony, PM Fiala will host an official dinner in honor of PM Pashinyan. After holding talks, the prime ministers will deliver a joint press conference.

Prime Minister Pashinyan will also have meetings with the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, and the President of the Senate, Miloš Vystrčil.

 12:17, 4 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has welcomed 'progress' made by the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan who have been engaged in days of talks in Washington D.C.

Good to host Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov together at the White House today. We welcome the progress Armenia & Azerbaijan have made in talks & encourage continued dialogue. A sustainable & just agreement will be key to unlocking opportunities for both countries & the region,” he tweeted.

 19:49, 3 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. The US State Department has expressed its concern regarding Turkey's decision to suspend the flight permit for Armenian airlines, ARMENPRESS reports, the US Department of State told Public TV News.

“The United States strongly supports Armenia-Türkiye normalization, which would be good for the entire region. We noted with disappointment Türkiye’s announcement that it would suspend Armenian airlines’ overflight permissions. The agreements previously reached between them to resume air connections have been important confidence building measures. It is our sincere hope that Turkey and Armenia can continue to rebuild economic ties and open transportation links”, the US Department of State said.

 18:32, 3 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador at-Large of Armenia, in his "Twitter" page referred to the statement of the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, that Armenia removed the wording "condemnation of separatism" from the document proposed by Azerbaijan.

"Today, the president of Azerbaijan complained that Armenia removed the wording "condemnation of separatism" from the document proposed by Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, he did not say that the word "separatism" is not an international-legal term and does not have an international-legal definition of what should be understood under it. He did not say that Armenia asked for an explanation and clarification of what the application or existence of that provision means. Otherwise, the document to be signed in the future can be overloaded with wordings that have multiple interpretations, and then endlessly claim that according to the interpretation of one of the parties, the agreement has been violated," ARMENPRESS reports, Marukyan wrote.

 14:25, 3 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has refused to comment on the foreign ministerial talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the United States 'because these negotiations are proceeding without Russia’s participation'.

Zakharova said at a press briefing that Moscow will be able to express its opinion when there will be statements released by the parties.

She once again stressed the importance of implementing the trilateral agreements.

“We remain committed to the implementation of all terms of the trilateral agreements reached between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in 2020-2022,” Zakharova added.

Regarding prospects of a planned meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers in Russia, Zakharova noted that both Yerevan and Baku have expressed readiness for such a meeting. “We will inform about the timeframes later,” Zakharova said.