OSCE CiO calls for concessions in Karabakh processJune 12, 2012 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Azerbaijan mustn’t switch the blame for contact line incidents on one another, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore said. “Laying the past blame will no way foster resolution of the conflict,” he said, in response to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question as to the indication of the side to blame for recent provocations will foster prevention of contact line tensions. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office noted exclusion of the use of force or threats as a key factor for peaceful resolution of the conflict. “Parties must stand ready to make necessary concessions,” he said. Mr. Gilmore further expressed OSCE’s intention to contribute to Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement efforts. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |