Russian envoy provides details on Karabakh talks in StepanakertMarch 29, 2017 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov said on Tuesday, March 28 an agreement has been reached to increase the OSCE monitoring group by seven experts. “We discussed the expansion of the group of Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk,” Popov told reporters after a meeting with Nagorno Karabakh president Bako Sahakyan in Stepanakert. “We have a number of issues of technical character to agree upon." “We’ll further discuss proposals Kasprzyk unveiled today in April, I hope," Artsakhpress cited Popov as saying. After discussing the issue with all the sides, the Russian envoy said the co-chairs aim to continue talks in Vienna, looking to also meet the OSCE leadership and the high-level planning group. The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs - Popov, Stephane Visconti of France and Richard Hoagland of the United States - as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk met Karabakh president Bako Sahakyan on Tuesday to discuss the settlement process. On Monday, the co-chairs met with Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian and president Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan. Also Tuesday, French co-chair Stephane Visconti said Paris is ready to organize a meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents if an agreement is reached. 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 | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. |