OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will travel to Yerevan, BakuFebruary 19, 2019 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovakian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák has announced his intention to visit Yerevan and Baku to discuss the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Interfax.az reports. “Having received invitation from Armenia and Azerbaijan, I am planning to visit Baku and Yerevan in early March to discuss the issue,” he told the joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He noted Slovakia “fully supports the co-chairs of the Minsk Group” in the settlement of the conflict. According to Lajčák, there's a new situation in Armenia after the elections, “there is a government that has a very strong mandate, and some expectations are connected with it”. “Our goal is to help the co-chairs to use this new situation,” the Slovak diplomat said. Meanwhile, Lavrov said the co-chairs from Russia, France and the United States are working closely with the OSCE. 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.” |