OSCE MG Co-Chairs called on Yerevan and Baku to be constructive in public statementsSeptember 26, 2009 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Yury Merzlyakov of Russia, Bernard Fassier of France, and Robert Bradtke of the United States, released the following statement on September 26:"The newly-appointed United States' Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Ambassador Robert Bradtke invited French Co-Chair Ambassador Bernard Fassier, Russian Co-Chair Ambassador Yury Merzlyakov, and Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk to Washington D.C. September 24 for consultations. The Co-Chairs met with Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Tina Kaidanow. The Co-Chairs met September 25 in New York with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on the margins of the UN General Assembly. The two foreign ministers and the Co-Chairs reaffirmed a commitment to negotiations based on the Basic Principles, and discussed upcoming travel of the Co-Chairs to the region in early October. As agreed in Moscow July 18, the Co-Chairs will travel to Armenia and Azerbaijan to prepare for a proposed meeting between President Aliyev and President Sargsian in Chisinau on the margins of the CIS Summit. At this important moment in the negotiating process, the Co-Chairs called on both sides to be constructive in their public statements." Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |