UN says fully supports OSCE Minsk Group efforts in Karabakh process September 20, 2017 - 11:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United Nations fully supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs in the process of the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, September 19 met Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan. At the meeting, the UN chief underlined the UN’s commitment to support Armenia in its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Also, the Secretary-General and the president exchanged views on the recent developments in the Karabakh peace process and in that regard, Guterres expressed his full support for the important efforts of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group co-chairs. Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign minister are set to meet on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Read also: Armenia will declare Turkey protocols 'null and void' in 2018: president Azerbaijan pursues goal of destroying Artsakh people: Armenia president   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 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.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.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
