OSCE MG U.S. Co-Chair hails “good talks” on Karabakh in ViennaApril 1, 2015 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of the OSCE Minsk Group held a discussion on further steps in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the OSCE MG U.S. Co-Chair said in his Twitter post. “Good talks with OSCE Minsk Group reps in Vienna about events and next steps on Nagorno Karabakh conflict,” James Warlick tweeted. Armenia’s Minister of Defense slammed Azerbaijan for the past days’ cross-border tensions as he met with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Yerevan, Tert.am reports citing Defense Ministry’s press service. Seyran Ohanyan briefed Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk on the ceasefire violations along the Nagorno Karabakh line of contact and the recent act of sabotage, noting that the adversary used higher caliber mortars during the attacks. The minister said he finds that the Azerbaijani leadership alone bears the full burden of responsibility for the escalations and their consequences. Ambassador Kasprzyk, for his part, promised to invest his best efforts in stabilizing the situation. Related links: Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |