Azerbaijan’s policy a challenge to international community, Minister saysDecember 25, 2015 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan held an annual press conference Friday, December 25. At the press conference, Mirzoyan briefed reporters on the 2015 foreign policy activities including campaign for international recognition of Karabakh independence, peaceful settlement of the conflict, provision of favorable conditions for Artsakh's development, improvement of international cooperation at all possible levels. In particular, the Minister dwelled upon decentralized cooperation as a way to develop ties between foreign countries and Nagorno Karabakh. In this context, Mirzoyan mentioned the festival French Days in Artsakh held in the fall of 2015, with over 200 guests from France participating. Elaborating on the process of peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the Foreign Minister noted that Azerbaijan's policy constituted blatant disrespect towards the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs and a challenge to the international community. In this context, Mirzoyan attached great importance to the immediate development and implementation of border investigation mechanisms on the line of contact. This measure, according to him, would allow to reveal the actual culprit behind the ceasefire violations, i.e. Azerbaijan, to avoid further untargeted calls on the parties to the conflict. Also, Mirzoyan presented the priorities of the Karabakh Foreign Ministry for 2016, stressing, in particular, the peaceful settlement of the conflict and the international recognition of Artsakh. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |