London / 14.03.18 / Turan: Britain will banish 23 Russian diplomats because of the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, Prime Minister Theresa May said.
This decision was made because Moscow did not respond to May's request within 24 hours to explain to London how the poisonous substance developed in Russia turned out to be in Britain, the BBC radio reported.
On Wednesday morning, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow was ready to give London a response in the case of poisoning in Salisbury within 10 days after receiving an official request. At the same time, Lavrov added that without presenting concrete facts, London "will have to be responsible for a frank attempt to grossly mislead the world community."
On Wednesday it also became known that due to the incident in Salisbury, Britain convened an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council. It will start at 23:00 Baku time. -02D-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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