Armenia sees no atmosphere of trust between Karabakh conflict sidesJanuary 11, 2018 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There is no atmosphere of trust between the sides to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told reporters on Thursday, January 11, commenting on the meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign policy chiefs in mid-January. “It’s hard to speak about progress as there is no atmosphere of trust between the sides,” Kocharyan said. “We witnessed a variety of statements which were in line with Armenia’s foreign policy priorities aimed at implementing trust-building mechanisms.” According to the deputy foreign minister, adherence to the ceasefire is of major importance, with the meetings aimed at tackling this kind if issues. Also, Kocharyan failed to provide precise dates for the meeting of the two foreign ministers. 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.” |