OSCE MG to make statement on Artsakh presidential election![]() July 18, 2012 - 21:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The French Foreign Ministry has held an online conference on its website. When asked by an Azerbaijani journalist about the forthcoming presidential election in Nagorno Karabakh and the ministry's stance, the MFA spokesperson replied that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs will make a joint statement regarding the issue in the near future. The presidential election in Artsakh is scheduled for July 19. The three candidates to run for presidency are: current leader Bako Sahakyan; NKR MP, ex-deputy defense minister Vitaly Balasanyan; Armenian State Agrarian University’s Stepanakert Subsidiary pro-rector Arkady Soghomonyan. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |