Moscow / 03.09.18 / Turan: The Kremlin continues to show its irritation with the actions of the new government of Armenia. Once again, these sentiments were expressed on Monday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to students at the Moscow Institute of International Relations. Asked what is Russia's attitude to the persecution of the former leaders of Armenia, he replied:
"We did not make any movements, no statements that could at least somehow, even with a stretch, be interpreted as interference in internal affairs. I cannot say that all the other external players did the same thing."
He did not specify what "external players" he was talking about and added: Russia "is worried that the situation in Armenia continues to boil" and "the events of a decade ago" are being investigated, while recognizing that this is an internal matter of Armenia.
Lavrov expressed hope that Armenia will concentrate on "creative tasks" and will follow its obligations to the Collective Security Treaty Organization. He also said that President Vladimir Putin will meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the near future. -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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