  OSCE co-chairs will visit South Caucasus in summer: U.S. envoy May 12, 2017 - 14:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group will visit the South Caucasus region in June or early July, U.S. co chair Richard E. Hoagland said on Friday, May 12, according to Trend. Hoagland said earlier that Moscow seeks no war in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh). Citing disagreements between the United States and Russia, the ambassador said both countries nevertheless cooperate to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the South Caucasus. Moscow wants no clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, he said, adding that the war would destabilize the region and harm Russia's own interests. The Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers - Edward Nalbandian, Sergey Lavrov and Elmar Mammadyarov – held a working meeting in Moscow on April 28. At the meeting, the officials continued discussions on the prospects of the Karabakh conflict settlement talks, stressing the need to implement the agreements reached at the Vienna and St. Petersburg summits in April and June 2016.  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. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
