Day: March 12, 2024

Azerbaijan’s State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy has announced the amount of tax received in the state budget months of January and February of this year, Azernews reports, citing the ministry.

Iran, Russia and China show off their ships in a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman  Pittsburg Morning Sun

EU Considers Sanctioning Iran, Russia Over Arms Used Against Ukraine – I24NEWS  i24NEWS

Iran’s grain production exceeds 21 million tons in 2023: FAO  Tehran Times

Iran to release the 17 crew members from seized vessel  SAFETY4SEA

EU to mull measures against Iran over possible missile transfers to Russia – draft  Yahoo News Canada

Yerevan will leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) if the structure fails to fulfill its obligations, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today.

“If the CSTO answers the question of where the organization’s zone of responsibility is in Armenia, and this question corresponds to our vision, then we will consider that the issue between us has been resolved. If not, Armenia will leave the CSTO. When? I can’t say,” Pashinyan said.

The Armenian Prime Minister had earlier said in an interview with France 24 that the relations with CSTO were actually “frozen.”

The relations between Armenia and the European Union have never been this strong and deep, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today.

He voiced hope that several decisions will be made in the near future, which will reflect the strength of the relations.

He added, it’s not like there haven’t been such manifestations before. “The relationship is developing, it should have new manifestations and expressions. According to the Prime Minister, for example, one of those expressions could be the start of visa liberalization negotiations between Armenia and the EU. One of the next steps could be the granting of preferential trade conditions to products produced in the Republic of Armenia,” PM Pashinyan said.

“The next expression could be the deepening of our cooperation and relations in the field of security, also increasing the capacities of the EU civilian observation mission in Armenia, the decision to extend the mandate of EU observers for another two years, etc,” he said.

Armenia and the EU have a very broad agenda, the Prime Minister noted, adding that Armenia is ready to expand and deepen that agenda.

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, have visited the city of Shusha, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.