Armenian Security Council Meeting 1-3-2021

YEREVAN — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a meeting of Armenia’s Security Council after discussing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Russia’s visiting Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk on Sunday.

An Armenian government statement said the Security Council meeting focused on “issues related to the situation in Armenia and Artsakh, humanitarian affairs and security environment.” It gave no details.

Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan also attended the meeting. According to his office, Harutyunyan, Pashinyan, Armenia’s top

Russia Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk meeting with PM Nikol Pashinyan

security officials and other members of the council discussed “the security of Karabakh, “protection of the population,” prisoner exchanges with Azerbaijan and the ongoing recovery of the bodies of Armenian soldiers and civilians killed during the recent war in Karabakh.

These issues were also high on the agenda of Pashinyan’s talks with Overchuk held earlier on Sunday.

Pashinyan’s press office said the two men spoke about the “current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, humanitarian assistance to Artsakh, the exchange of prisoners and the bodies of the dead as well as a wide range of issues on the agenda of Armenian-Russian relations.”

Overchuk was reported to reaffirm Russia’s “support to the friendly Armenian people during this difficult period” and commitment to stepping up Russian-Armenian “strategic cooperation.”

For his part, Pashinyan again praised Moscow’s role in stopping the six-week war and described the deployment of Russian peacekeeping troops in Karabakh as an “important security factor and guarantee.”

In a televised address to the nation aired on New Year’s Eve, Pashinyan announced plans to further deepen Armenia’s relations with Russia. He said that his country needs “new security guarantees” after the war.

1 comment
  1. So far so good, Mr. Prime Minister. Now it is time to START A CLEANUP CAMPAIGN TO REMOVE “THE HOOLIGANS (who are disturbing the daily life of the Citizens) FROM THE STREETS OF YEREVAN. The civilized WORLD and our enemies are watching 24/7. HOOLIGANS should respect the Constitution and the Elected Members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. There must be a limit applied to the street CRIMINALS AND HOOLIGANS.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sign Up for Our Newsletters

Get notified of the latest updates from MassisPost.

You May Also Like

Armenia, Karabakh Hail South Sudan’s Vote For Independence

YEREVAN — Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh welcomed on Monday an internationally recognized referendum…

When and How Should the Next Elections Be Organized?

President Armen Sarkissian has published a lengthy article identifying Armenia’s failures in…

Karabakh Residents Meet OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs With Protest

STEPANAKERT — The U.S., Russian and French mediators who went to Karabakh…

Armenia’s New Ambassador Lilit Makunts Holds Virtual Meetings with Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Congressman Frank Pallone

WASHINGTON, DC — On September 10th Lilit Makunts, Ambassador of the Republic…