  Armenian President, UN chief discuss cooperation, Karabakh September 27, 2014 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Friday, Sept 26, with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The two men discussed UN-Armenia cooperation, including on the issue of the Post-2015 Development Agenda and exchanged views on the Nagorno Karabakh peace process and the role of the international community. The Secretary-General congratulated the Armenian people on the recent 23rd anniversary of national independence. President Serzh Sargsyan also visited St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York and laid flowers to the Armenian Genocide memorial. He later held a meeting with the representatives of the Armenian communities in New York and New Jersey during a working dinner hosted by Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern).    The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  Top stories 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 |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
