Ahead of the meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance will continue to call on Russia to come back into compliance with the INF Treaty
EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar, who is currently on a visit to Armenia, on Monday met prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to discuss the Karabakh issue, EU-Armenia relations and the regional situation
In this op-ed for commonspace.eu Richard Giragosian says that "despite the clearly more positive environment of the peace talks, there is a need to "mind the gap" between expectations and reality over the course of the Karabakh peace process. Such scepticism is not meant to diminish the importance of a welcome return to diplomacy over force of arms, however".
"Bright Armenia" has been accepted as an associate member of the Alliance of European Liberals and Democrats (ALDE). The decision was taken at a meeting of ALDE's Executive Council in Berlin on 9 February. "Bright Armenia" was represented at the Berlin meeting by its party leader Edmon Marukian.
The number of government ministries has been reduced from 17 to 12 and an Ambassador-at-large will be appointed for dealing with relations with diaspora communities
An Armenian mission made up of mine clearance experts, medical personnel and an accompanying security team has arrived in the Syrian city of Aleppo. A statement from the Armenian Ministry of Defence said that the mission was strictly humanitarian, and will be conducted only in areas where there was no ongoing fighting
An initiative of the Azerbaijan Youth Foundation will this year see 50 young Azerbaijanis travelling to Brussels for study visits and internship attachments.