«The Armenian Church plays an important role in the unity of the Armenian people,» noted the head of the Finnish permanent delegation to the OSCE.

56.52% of constituents voted for adoption of the document, while 43.48% were against it.

KLO activists have held a picket in front of the building of the MFA of Azerbaijan during the meeting of Foreign Minister E. Mamedyarov with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

Continuation of talks with a balanced Islamic country as Turkey is very important to Europe, which is under a threat of international terrorism, Italian FM said.

The event is initiated by Group of International Crises and Opportunities.

Deputy Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs will represent Armenia in Brussels.

A referendum to be held within 10 to 15 years from the signing of a peace agreement will form the basis of the peace process and will allow the Nagorno Karabakh people to decide Karabakh fate on their own.

OSCE welcomes the decision of Turkey to withdraw from the new criminal code the article that calls for criminal responsibility for the mentioning of Armenian genocide. The idea was expressed on Thursday in Vienna by the OSCE special representative on freedom of media Miklosh Harazsti. The special representative expressed hope that the review of the regulations in the criminal code will enable Turkey to start negotiations on EU membership. Meanwhile it should be mentioned that the renewed criminal code has not yet been put into effect.