Karabakh should return to negotiations at some point: OSCE MG co-chairDecember 18, 2013 - 14:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karabakh should return to the conflict settlement negotiations at some point, the Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group said. As Igor Popov noted after the meeting with the Nagorno Karabakh Republic leader Bako Sahakyan, "Karabakh involvement is necessary, seeing as the fate of the NKR people depends on the outcome of talks. The issue will be discussed once the work on fundamental principles in completed." The co-chair further referred to deaths at the frontline over ceasefire violations. "The issue is being discussed, yet the situation is not what we'd want it to be. People continue to die, though the number of deaths has slightly decreased," Popov noted, adding that the issue will be discussed at the NKR Defense Ministry. The U.S. co-chair of the OSCE MG James Warlick, in turn, commented on the possibility of Turkey's involvement in the Karabakh conflict settlement. "I can't speak on behalf of Turkey. However, should the country wish to play any role in the settlement, it must be a positive one," he said, adding that Yerevan-Ankara relations are in no way connected to the conflict settlement. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. 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. |