POLITICO reports that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will travel to Armenia this weekend in a show of support for the country against the backdrop of intense fighting earlier this week along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
A CSTO fact-finding delegation arrived in Yerevan today to monitor the Armenia-Azerbaijan border where fighting broke out earlier this week and to assess the situation.
Armenia asked for the session and France, chairing the council, convened the session.
The European Union has welcomed a ceasefire agreement reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which came into force yesterday at 8 p.m. local time.
Armenian Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Vache Terteryan reports that 192 houses have been damaged or destroyed in recent fighting along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan and an Artsakh parliamentary delegation is in Yerevan for talks with the Pashinyan government.
The Resolution “calls for all assistance to Azerbaijan to be immediately ceased” and “stands firmly in support of our democratic partner Armenia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and against Azerbaijan’s military aggression.”
Opposition MPs in Armenia say they will propose a vote of no confidence seeking the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan.
Earlier that day, Pashinyan announced he is going to sign a document that will ensure lasting peace and security for Armenia in an area of 29,800 square kilometers.
A ceasefire halting hostilities along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border has been reached, this according to Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan.
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