Expert: replacement of France in OSCE MG will protract Karabakh talksMarch 24, 2012 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political analyst forecasts protraction of Nagorno Karabakh talks in case of replacement of France with the EU in the OSCE Minsk Group. According to Alexander Manasyan, Minsk Group’s bureaucratic system will be much more complicated with EU’s joining the negotiation process. The expert further noted that the EU’s position in 90s was quite favorable for Karabakh and urged Armenia to remind EU representatives of it. Mr. Manasyan said that EU accused Azerbaijan of attempting to involve Armenia in the war in its statement in 1993. On March 23, European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted a document on Armenia, proposing to replace France’s mandate in OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement with that of the European Union. The document is to be put to vote at European Parliament’s plenary session supposedly in a month. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |