EU may substitute France in OSCE MG - expertMay 27, 2011 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of European Integration NGO Karen Bekaryan thinks that the European Union may substitute France in the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Bekaryan recalled the recent statement by Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, on Nagorno Karabakh, in which she did not exclude the possibility of substituting France. “The replacement may strengthen the Minsk Group, but drag out the decision-making process on the Karabakh conflict,” he said. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |