Jerusalem building plans undermine peace talks – Egypt FM![]() December 29, 2012 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Friday, December 29 warned that preliminary Israeli plans to build thousands of new housing units across the Green Line in Jerusalem would "destroy any opportunity" to resume peace negotiations, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing Egypt's Al Ahram. Following a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Amr revealed that the "The Palestinian issue was one of the most important issues we discussed," and also confirmed that Egypt was still mediating talks to implement the terms of the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation deal. According to Al Ahram, an Egyptian Foreign Ministry official on December 19 directly condemned the prospective Israeli construction plans in a meeting with Ambassador to Egypt Yaakov Amitai. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |