Armenia President: No peace is possible without fair Karabakh settlementApril 16, 2021 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian believes it is impossible to establish lasting peace and stability in the region without achieving a fair resolution of the Karabakh conflict. Addressing reporters after a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Salome Zourabichvili, Sarkissian stressed the importance of resuming the peace talks within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship. The President said he and Zourabichvili discussed issues of security and stability in the region, taking into account the reality after Azerbaijan, with Turkey's support, launched a war against Artsakh (Karabakh). Sarkissian said he has also detailed his Georgian counterpart on issues of preserving Armenian cultural heritage in territories that have gone under Azerbaijan's control. 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.” |