OSCE Minsk Group to visit Armenia, NKRMarch 7, 2013 - 12:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs will visit Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh in March, Foreign Minister said. As Edward Nalbandian told a press conference, the mediators’ visit is scheduled for the 4th week of March. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met March 3 with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov, Jacques Faure and Ian Kelly, with Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk present. Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement was in the focus of the discussion, with an agreement on the co-chairs’ visit to the region further reached. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |