Russia's OSCE envoy calls for investigating Karabakh incidentsDecember 11, 2017 - 18:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It is necessary to take additional measures to investigate incidents on the contact line in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), Russia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich told the Moscow-Vienna teleconference at Russia Today on Monday, December 11. According to him, the Geneva meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents is an important milestone in the mediation efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs during active contacts with Yerevan and Baku. "We expect that upcoming dialogue with the co-chairs will give an additional impetus to the peaceful settlement of the long-standing conflict," Lukashevich said, Sputnik Armenia reports. According to him, the fact that the parties have agreed to intensify the negotiation process is of special importance. This will help to further increase confidence between the parties and move towards a compromise on the essential aspects of the settlement, he said. A prerequisite for the productive activity of the mediation mission of the Minsk Group co-chairs is the maintenance of peace and stability in the region, he added. The last meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers was held in Vienna on December 6 on the sidelines of the OSCE ministerial council. 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 | 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.” |