“It seemed after the April war that the sides have sharply alienated and the atmosphere of intolerance has been shaped, however, this meeting dispelled those concerns,” he said. The Russian analyst highlighted representativeness of the meeting, in particular, participation of MFAs of MG Co-chairs.”
“Putin has tried to leave the impression that he is only one that matters, so that’s why he sent Prime Minister Medvedev, MoD Shoygu, MFA Lavrov to Yerevan and Baku right after the fighting, without any coordination at all with Washington and Paris. So, if what you said is true, that’s a bit developing, if Putin wants to work with Paris and Washington. “
The Presidential Administration of Armenia informs the official motto and logo of Pope Francis’s visit to Armenia has been confirmed. The motto is – “Visit to the First Christian country”.
An Azerbaijani “SILKWAY” AN-12 cargo plane crashed on May 18 during take-off in Afghanistan. 7 crew members died during the crash.
He referred to the fact that nowadays Turkey commits Genocide beyond its borders. “The Turkish assistance to the “Islamic State” can be considered as an action to spread genocide beyond its borders since it results in the killings of the Genocide survivors. We can say the same also in case of the Karabakh attack.
May 19 is the 100th anniversary of the Greek genocide of the Ottoman Empire (Pontic Genocide). Representatives of the Greek community of Armenia, several National Assembly MPs, representatives of the Armenian police and Ministry of Emergency Situations visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to respect the memory of the victims of the Greek genocide.
Speaking about the military operations of April, Dolzer regretfully noted that Germany’s ally: Erdogan’s Government, is pushing forward an unconstructive policy and is assisting Azerbaijan in many actions. “As a peaceful party, we are fighting for the peaceful solution of the conflict”, he said.
According to him, it is possible that this had a serious impact on Eurobonds of Turkey since Turkish leaders made different speeches over that issue during that time. “Azerbaijan’s Eurobonds were somehow influenced by it, however, we did not have any problems from that perspective”, Javadyan concluded.
On May 20 the regular session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will be held in Armenia with the participation of the heads of the Governments of the EAEU member states.
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) officially named Transportation and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım as its candidate for the party chair position on May 19, reports Hurriyet.