Armenian President to meet Azeri counterpart in ViennaNovember 18, 2013 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan left for a 3-day visit to Vienna November 18. Meetings with his Azeri and Austrian counterparts Ilham Aliev and Heinz Fischer are on the Armenian leader's agenda, according to presidential press service. A meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents can give a new impetus to the solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, a U.S. ambassador to OSCE said. At the OSCE Permanent Council meeting, Daniel Baer welcomed the Presidents’ decision to meet and discuss further steps for the solution of the conflict. “It is high time to turn words into actions. U.S., as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, will continue working with the conflicting parties towards the peaceful solution of the conflict,” he said. Daniel Baer also hailed the mediatory work of the co-chairs and the Special Representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office with the conflicting parties. “There’s no alternative to negotiated, peaceful solution of the conflict,” he said, according to APA. A meeting between the Armenian and Azeri Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will take place November 19 in Vienna or Zurich, Hraparak daily said earlier citing own sources. “Expectations from the meeting are not great, the latter being more of a nominal nature. The U.S. side seeks to reaffirm control over the negotiating process, also trying to prevent Russia from using the Ossetian-Abkhazian scenario,” the daily said. At the meeting, Armenian side will insist on Karabakh’s involvement in the conflict settlement negotiations, the source said. 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. |