Category: 2023

Azerbaijan’s refusal to attend the Granada meeting disappointed: Michael Roth

Emil Lazarian

 18:10,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. The Chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Relations Committee, Michael Roth, considers the refusal of the Azerbaijani President to participate in the five-party meeting that was planned to take place in Spain's Granada disappointing. Roth said at a press conference held in Yerevan answering the question of Armenpress about Azerbaijan’s refusal to participate in the negotiations mediated by the West.
First of all, Roth welcomed that the Chancellor of Germany and the President of France strongly support the efforts of President of the European Council Charles Michel to continue the negotiations in this format.
''Of course, the participation of Armenian Prime Minister in the meeting in Granada was praised. Equally Azerbaijan’s refusal to participate in the meeting was disappointing. What we need to do in the coming days is to convince the Azerbaijani side that it is also in its interests to return to the negotiating table, so that Baku can turn its words into actions,” said the German lawmaker.

Azerbaijan has lost the trust of the international community: German lawmaker

Emil Lazarian

 17:59,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan is no longer considered a reliable partner by the international community.
The Chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Relations Committee, Michael Roth, announced this at the press briefing held in Yerevan on Monday, touching on the issue that the German Foreign Minister stated that Azerbaijan had broken its promise not to attack Nagorno-Karabakh, and whether it is possible to make a promise to the European Union and break it without facing with any consequences.
"One of the consequences is that Azerbaijan has lost the trust of the international community. Baku is no longer considered a reliable partner by the international community," Roth said.
Michael Roth emphasized that everything should be done for achieving sustainable peace that will guarantee the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia.

Armenian, French defense ministers sign documents on bilateral cooperation

Antonian Lara

 18:14,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. As part of his working visit to France, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan visited the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, where a meeting with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu was held, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said in a statement.
The signing of documents on bilateral cooperation took place at the French Ministry of Armed Forces.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of France Hasmik Tolmajyan and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Armenia Olivier Decottignies also attended the meeting.
 During the meeting, issues related to the Armenian-French cooperation in the defense sector and regional security were discussed.
The progress of the work on the implementation of the agreements reached as a result of the discussions held in Paris in September 2022 and June of this year was summarized, new opportunities for the development of cooperation were outlined, which include the acquisition of defense systems, military education, training, exchange of experience, and some other matters of mutual interest.
The parties highly praised the current level of cooperation and expressed readiness to make new efforts to further develop it," the statement reads.
After the official meeting, a joint statement was held for the press, during which the Minister of Defense of Armenia thanked the French side for the comprehensive support for the development of cooperation in the defense sector.
The ministers also answered the journalists' questions.
Afterwards documents on bilateral cooperation were signed at the Ministry of the French Armed Forces.

Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals – 23-10-23

Frangulian Shushan

 18:50,

YEREVAN, 23 OCTOBER, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 23 October, USD exchange rate up by 0.75 drams to 402.21 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 1.55 drams to 426.50 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.05 drams to 4.25 drams. GBP exchange rate up by 2.20 drams to 488.89 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price up by 499.06 drams to 25713.99 drams. Silver price up by 4.82 drams to 300.20 drams.

Meeting of regional consultative platform underway in Tehran with participation of Armenian FM

Jalatian Sonya

 18:55,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. Meeting of regional consultative platform is underway in Tehran with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan. 

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ani Badalyan wrote on her Facebook page, adding that FMs of Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia and Türkiye also participate in the meeting.




EU’s foreign policy chief Borrell backs pause in Israel-Hamas war

Karagyozian Lena

 19:56,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has backed calls for a pause in the Israel-Hamas war, describing the limited supply of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip as “not enough”, reports AlJazeera.

Borrell said on Monday that the “most important thing” was to get more humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, home to more than two million people.

3+3 format can end South Caucasus challenges – Amirabdollahian

Ekmekjian Janet

 20:40,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. Tehran 3+3 ministerial meeting can become the cornerstone of conflict settlement in the South Caucasus region, as Iranian Tasnim agency reports, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said.

He noted that the platform could become the basis for establishing peace in the South Caucasus and solving challenges.

Gaza

Emil Lazarian

 21:05,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. The EU must condemn the Hamas attack on Israel and do everything to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in , EU diplomacy head Josep Borrell said at a press conference following a meeting of the foreign ministers of the 27 community countries in Luxembourg, informs TASS.

''To achieve this, it is imperative that humanitarian assistance be provided to the people of ,'' he noted.

Turkey to host next meeting of foreign ministers in ‘3+3’ format

Emil Lazarian

 21:20,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. The next meeting of foreign ministers in the "3+3" format will take place in Turkey in the first half of 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

"All these will be coordinated by our Turkish partners, who will host the second meeting of the ministers, which is scheduled for approximately the first half of next year," he told reporters.




Armenpress: Armenian, Turkish Foreign Ministers confirm readiness to implement previously reached agreements

Emil Lazarian

 21:26,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS. On October 23 in Tehran, on sidelines of regional consultative platform (“3+3”) Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, the Foreign Ministry of Armenia said in a readout. 

Current regional and bilateral issues were discussed.

The readiness to realize the agreements reached so far was reconfirmed.