OSCE Minsk Group ready to organize next Karabakh summitSeptember 23, 2016 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries are ready to host a meeting on the settlement of the Nagono Karabakh conflict, the Co-chairs said Thursday, September 22. Ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, James Warlick of the United States, and Pierre Andrieu of France, as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, met separately with the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly to continue discussions on a settlement of the Karabakh conflict. “During the meetings, we paid special attention to implementation of decisions taken at the recent summits in Vienna (May 2016) and St. Petersburg (June 2016). In particular, we discussed further steps that could create an atmosphere for advancing substantial negotiations that could lead to a settlement,” the Co-chairs said in a statement. “We also exchanged views on proposals that could be discussed between the sides. “Our governments are prepared to host another meeting of the Presidents or Foreign Ministers at the appropriate time. We plan to visit the region in the near future.” 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. 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. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. Armenia “expects” Turkey’s rhetoric won’t increase regional tension Armenia expects that Turkey’s rhetoric will not increase regional tensions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in Armenia’s regions Ucom has announced the launch of modernization efforts aimed at enhancing the coverage of 4G+ networks. |