Comprehensive settlement needed for resolving Karabakh status: State Dept.May 6, 2016 - 11:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States, along with the rest of the international community, does not recognize Nagorno Karabakh, a deputy spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, Mark C, Toner told a press briefing on Thursday, May 5. “Nagorno Karabakh’s final status will only be resolved in the context of a comprehensive settlement, so we urge the sides to come to the negotiating table in good faith in order to reach a settlement that achieves those goals,” Toner said. According to him, the United States supports the principles of no use of force, self-determination and territorial integrity for the final status of Karabakh, “but we’ve also very much said that all of this needs to be worked out within the context of the Minsk Group.” “There is a process here, and that process needs to be returned to by all sides,” Toner added. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |