7 03.11.15 - Press conference of NATO liaison officer in the South Caucasus Bill Lahue and the head of Foreign Ministry’s Arms Control and International Security Department Samvel Mkrtchyan NATO unlikely to deploy troops in Karabakh conflict zone November 3, 2015 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO does not consider - though never rules out - the possibility of deploying a peacekeeping mission in Nagorno Karabakh, a NATO officer said. “The alliance may discuss the issue in case Armenia and Azerbaijan agree that the deployment is really important for the conflict settlement and the elimination of future casualties,” Bill Lahue, who currently serves as a NATO liaison officer in the South Caucasus, told reporters in Yerevan. Samvel Mkrtchyan, the head of Foreign Ministry’s Arms Control and International Security Department, added, in turn, that the issue is included on the agenda and can be implemented only after a corresponding agreement is signed. Lahue stressed that Armenia-NATO relations are very important and even unique in some way, because Armenia is the only CSTO member state to take part in NATO-led peacekeeping operations. According to him, Armenia makes full use of Partnership tools provided by NATO. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. |