  OSCE chief to visit Armenia June 29-30 to tackle Karabakh conflict June 27, 2016 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Armenia on June 29-30, Aysor.am reports citing diplomatic sources familiar with the matter. At a meeting on June 23 with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, Steinmeier announced about an upcoming visit to the South Caucasus. Steinmeier welcomed the recent improvements in the upholding of the ceasefire. There was agreement among the participants of the Berlin meeting that a sustainable ceasefire and a return to political negotiations remain indispensable. The June 23 talks also served the goal of co-ordinating possible further steps towards achieving a settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, also with a view to Steinmeier’s upcoming visit to the region.  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 |  Topic Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
