Provocations have become routine for Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister saysApril 1, 2016 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Thursday, March 31 Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with James Warlick, the U.S. Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. Currently in the U.S. as part of a delegation headed by the President of Armenia, Nalbandian drew Warlick’s attention to Azerbaijan’s continuous ceasefire violations. “Ignoring the joint statement of the Co-chairs and the OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative to respect the truce during religious holidays, Baku has intensified violations of ceasefire in the wake and during the Easter,” the Armenian foreign policy chief said. “Such provocations have become routine for Azerbaijan. And if Baku was previously undermining the negotiations through various means, attempting to shift the issue to other platforms, now, probably witnessing the inefficiency of its steps, it has started rejecting meetings with the Minsk Group Co-chairs.” Minister Nalbandian stressed that this is indeed a futile attempt to exert pressure on the negotiation process and the Co-chairs. The sides exchanged thoughts on the possibilities of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement through exclusively peaceful means. 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 | Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |