  OSCE seeks to lay groundwork for Karabakh meeting: envoy May 25, 2016 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs have no immediate plans to visit the South Caucasus region, the U.S. Co-chair said Tuesday, May 24, according to Azerbaijani media reports. “We do hope, however, to meet with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for the preparations of a summit which we expect to take place in June as previously agreed by the Presidents,”ambassador James Warlick said. President Serzh Sargsyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev met in Vienna on May 16, with Russian, French and U.S. policy makers also participating in the summit. “We aim to lay the groundwork for negotiations that can lead to a comprehensive settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.”   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
