French envoy: Resumption of Karabakh talks a priority for OSCE mediatorsMay 4, 2021 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The resumption of negotiations for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a priority task for the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, as stated in their April 13 statement, French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte has said, Armenpress reports. Lacôte noted that the French and Russian Presidents have agreed to resume efforts within the Minsk Group for achieving a sustainable settlement of the situation in Karabakh. He said "concrete initiatives" will be launched in this direction in the nearest future. “The President of the Republic held a phone talk on April 26, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. For the current situation in the Caucasus, President Macron highlighted the necessity of recording concrete progress on matters relating to captives, humanitarian situation and heritage preservation. The two Presidents agreed to resume the efforts within the Minsk Group for achieving a sustainable settlement of the situation”, the Ambassador said. Lacôte said earlier that France is involved in the issue of the return of the Armenian prisoners of war from Azerbaijan at the level of President Emmanuel Macron Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. 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. |