No agreement on Karabakh settlement reached in St Petersburg: Armenia FMJune 22, 2016 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No agreement on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has been reached in Saint Petersburg, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said Wednesday, June 22. Deputy chief of Azerbaijani presidential administration Novruz Mammadov said earlier that the parties have agreed on a stepwise settlement of the conflict. According to him, 5 regions must first be liberated, followed by another two regions, the corridor will then be clarified and Karabakh’s status will be determined. “Mammadov has never participated in negotiations, and the summit in Saint Petersburg was no exception,” Nalbandian said. “Azerbaijan’s recognition of Karabakh’s right to self-determination must form the basis of a comprehensive settlement.” According to him, Baku must unconditionally implement the agreements reached during the latest meetings in Vienna and St Petersburg, i.e. commitment to the exclusively peaceful settlement of the conflict, respect for the 1994-1995 ceasefire agreement, establishment of mechanisms for border investigations and expansion of the team of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. Read also:More mediators in Karabakh, further meetings on conflict settlement 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 | Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. IDBank unveils three sad stories about fraudsters IDBank has unveiled three scenarios of card fraud that have been happening more and more often in Armenia. NATO encourages Yerevan, Baku to address humanitarian issues The evolving security environment has had a significant impact on NATO’s partners in the South Caucasus. |