Karabakh, South Caucasus discussed in Moscow![]() July 20, 2021 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office discussed the situation in South Caucasus on Tuesday, July 20, the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. "During the conversation, issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement were discussed, taking into account the agreements of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia dated November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021," the statement reads. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side has returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news |