Dialogue between Karabakh parties a priority for settlement: LavrovDecember 8, 2017 - 17:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow will continue collective work aimed at reaching settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference in Vienna on Friday, December 8. "It is necessary to identify the priorities in every single conflict. But it is also necessary to rely on certain common approaches. Among these approaches, first of all, is a direct dialogue between the sides of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," he said. Lavrov expressed regret that the dialogue has not yielded significant progress so far. "There is a positive moment, however – this year's dialogue was at the level of presidents and foreign ministers,” he added. The Russian foreign policy chief also said that Moscow will continue collective work with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. "The collective approach contains the principles that the sides have accepted, but have yet to implement. This is a tough task, but we continue working,” Lavrov said. On the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting in Vienna, the heads of delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries -- Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and French Permanent Representative Véronique Roger-Lacan -- reaffirmed their joint commitment to mediating a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict 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 | Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent. |