OSCE MG U.S. Co-chair urges to start Karabakh settlement talksApril 15, 2015 - 15:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - To make progress towards a settlement, Azerbaijan and Armenia should uphold their commitment from the Paris summit to intensify their dialogue and strictly adhere to the ceasefire, U.S. Co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick told Trend April 15, the Azerbaijani news agency reports. Warlick was commenting on the Co-chairmen’s further plans to reach the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Warlick said that the sides should also agree to enter into negotiations that can lead to a peace agreement. “The OSCE Minsk Group remains strongly committed to working with the sides on a settlement, it is the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan who ultimately must find the political will to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict peacefully,” Warlick said. “The Co-chairmen continue to work closely with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to move negotiations forward and are preparing for the presidents’ next meeting later this year,” he said. The diplomat said that the OSCE Minsk Group is exploring dates for the Co-chairmen’s next trip to the region. 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.” |