The Armenian government has displayed flexibility and pragmatism in cooperating with the European Union, EU Ambassador to Armenia Piotr Switalski told reporters today, mentioning that he is pleased with the cooperation.
The European Union will continue supporting Armenia’s agriculture sector progress. At the moment discussions are underway with the Armenian government over a program on making investments in the field of organic agriculture in the northern provinces, EU Ambassador to Armenia Piotr Świtalski told reporters in Vayots Dzor province.
The Republican Party of Armenia faction of the Parliament remains committed to its previously announced position and will not nominate a candidate for Prime Minister for the second round of election.
Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received on October 29 OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.
During today’s extraordinary session of the Yerevan City Council, Hrachya Sargsyan was appointed first deputy mayor of Yerevan according to the decision of the Council.
The Electoral Code amendments bill once again failed to be adopted in parliament during today’s special session.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian today had a working breakfast with the members of Board of Trustees and Advisory Board of the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST), which includes leading Armenian scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs from all over the world.
No murderer should be granted amnesty, acting PM Nikol Pashinyan told reporters today, at the same time confirming that the mechanisms of parole, changing prison sentences and clemency should function.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation on Saturday morning prior to the quadrilateral summit on the Syrian settlement in Istanbul, TASS reported citing the BFM TV channel.
There cannot be any solution in the Nagorno Karabakh (NK) conflict settlement that wouldn’t be acceptable for the peoples of Armenia and Artsakh and the government of Artsakh, acting PM Nikol Pashinyan told reporters – addressing a recent statement by US National Security Advisor John Bolton who said that the victory of Pashinyan’s political force in the upcoming early elections of parliament in Armenia would be a good opportunity for taking action in the direction of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.
