Honolulu planning to establish friendly ties with Karabakh capitalDecember 12, 2017 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to media reports from early December, member of the Honolulu City Council Kymberly Pine has announced that the Hawaii capital is going to establish friendly ties with the capital of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), Stepanakert. A spokesman for the Karabakh foreign ministry, Artak Nersisyan has said that the establishment of relations with Honolulu will play a great role in the development and strengthening to ties between Artsakh and the State of Hawaii. "We welcome the Honolulu city authorities' intention to launch friendly relations with Karabakh," Nersisyan said, according to Artsakhpress. "The establishment of bilateral ties is priority for us." The city is the main gateway to Hawaii and a major portal into the United States. The city is also a major hub for international business, military defense, as well as famously being host to a diverse variety of east-west and Pacific culture. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |