RA MFA: the final word rests with NKR peopleJuly 11, 2009 - 18:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States hopes for serious progress in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, a U.S. senior official said."We are looking forward to the next meeting between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia," visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg said during a joint news conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. "We see that the sides seek agreement. And it's a big leap forward," he said. For his part, Minister Nalbandian said that official Yerevan welcomes the endeavors of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs for resolution of the Karabakh conflict. "Anyway, the final word rests with the people of Nagorno Karabakh Republic," he said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |