Armenian, Azeri FMs may meet if Baku doesn't back off: NalbandianJanuary 31, 2017 - 17:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers may meet in the near future if Baku doesn't back off, Armenia's chief diplomat told reporters Tuesday, January 31. "The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs have proposed a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference," Edward Nalbandian said. "They have also suggested to organize a summit of Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers." Such a meeting will take place if Baku doesn't back off, he added. "I can't confirm at the moment as it is still unclear what games Baku will play this time as they have done on many other occasions in the past. I mean, we agree on one thing, but they cite at the last minute some problems, even blaming the refusal to meet on the Armenian side," Nalbandian said. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. 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. |