Karabakh process not linked to RA-Turkish dialogue, Russian FMOctober 8, 2009 - 22:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian and Azeri Presidents have met in Kishenev to discuss Karabakh peace process. As mentioned by Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, Russia, as OSCE MG co-chairing state, will actively assist in conflict settlement process following CIS Foreign Ministers' board session. "Our efforts receive Armenia and Azerbaijan's understanding and support. Meetings held previously did not have large format but they did produce a certain result," Minister stressed.Russian FM also ruled out possibility of any links between Armenian-Azerbaijani consultations and Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, Vesti.ru reports. 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. |