Armen Grigoryan and the EU representative discussed the activities of the observation mission

On November 2, Secretary of the RA Security Council Armen Grigoryan received the head of the EU’s observation capacity mission in Armenia, Marek Szczygieł, the head of the EU observation mission in Georgia. Andrea Wiktorin, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary, was also present at the meeting. This was reported by the office of the Council of Ministers.

“The Secretary of the Security Council welcomed the visit of the head of the mission to Armenia and expressed satisfaction with the results of bilateral cooperation. The secretary emphasized with confidence that bilateral cooperation has the potential to contribute to the strengthening of the security environment in the region.

Later, RA Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan also received the EU delegation. Appreciating the work of the observation mission, he reaffirmed his readiness to support the work of the mission.

A number of issues related to the activity and cooperation of the observation mission were discussed.

The communication complexities and complications in relations with Turkey have been overcome – Nikol Pashinyan

Today, during the discussion of the 2023 state budget project, talking about his relations with neighboring countries, RA PM Nikol Pashinyan reminded that this year he had contacts with the leaders of all neighboring countries.

Referring to the relations with Turkey, Pashinyan highlighted the fact that this year he had a telephone conversation and a meeting with the head of Turkey.

“If you ask, very well. I think that we have a very important change in the situation, which in itself is not a deep and very practical, and objective result, but also, analyzing the situation, I realized that, for example, in the months of August-October, the communication complexities and complications in the relations with Turkey were overcome,” he said.

According to Pashinyan, “in the past, always and in all cases there was the question – to meet, not to meet, to talk, not to talk, which had a very great practical significance”.

RA MFA commented on the statements of Lukashenko 

We do not consider it appropriate to comment on the obstinate statements of the President of Belarus, disconnected from the logic of negotiations and not at all alliance-partnership, which call into question the obligations of the member-state signed by him within the framework of the CSTO.

In response to Infocom’s question, Vahan Hunanyan, spokesperson of the RA Foreign Ministry, responded to the latest statements of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.

It should be reminded that Alexander Lukashenko, in a conversation with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas yesterday, referring to the situation on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan, said that Russia is already a mediator there, also referring to the observers of the European Union.

“I understand what kind of game it is, why they dragged the European Union into it, why they drag the OSCE there. Well, why? Well, it is understandable why. What will they do there, if there is already a mediator there?” Lukashenko specifically noted.

Later, the MFA of Belarus responded to the statement of the RA MFA. 

Minsk has always been in favor of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This was announced by the spokesperson of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, Anatoly Glaz, responding to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, which responded to the statement of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, today.

“You know, the RA MFA has taken a very unique position. Loyalty to one’s commitments to one’s allies is not expressed in words but in deeds. It is unprofessional to question that obvious fact. Decency is one of the features of our foreign policy. Therefore, in the future, our partners and allies should be sure of it. If other countries behaved like this, many problems could be avoided.

It is absolutely understandable that the approaches voiced by the President of Belarus are based on reality, they are understandable and honest in terms of the alliance. It is in this way, without political games and intrigues, that issues should be discussed when it comes to people’s lives and destinies,” said Glaz.

The MFA noted that Pashinyan, who was present at the summit held in an online format, answered his colleagues.

“Why is the RA MFA commenting late? Let me remind you that the Belarusian side is consistently in favor of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and has made significant efforts to resolve it in both multilateral and bilateral formats. The former and current leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are grateful to the leader of Belarus for his sincere desire for peace and his personal contribution to the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. We call on our friends and colleagues to carefully listen to the speech of the President of Belarus,” Glaz said.

Aliyev and Erdogan discussed the results of the meeting of leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia in Sochi

On Wednesday, at the initiative of the Azerbaijani side, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan, during which the parties discussed the results of the Sochi meeting with the leaders of Russia and Armenia, Vladimir Putin, and Nikol Pashinyan, and the signed joint statement, TASS reports.

According to the source, Aliyev and Erdogan “exchanged views on various aspects of Azerbaijani-Turkish friendly and brotherly relations.”

On Tuesday, Erdogan discussed the results of the trilateral meeting with Putin.

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