U.S. firmly committed to Karabakh settlement: State DepartmentApril 22, 2016 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States remains firmly committed to working with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict sides to reach a lasting peace through the OSCE Minsk Group, the Department of State spokesman John Kirby said Thursday, April 21. “We continue to support the OSCE process,” Kirby said. “We still believe that that’s the best way forward. And as you know, our Minsk group Co-chair, Ambassador James Warlick, visited the region with his Russian and French counterparts, making it clear that we want to see a return to negotiations and settlement immediately.” The Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier that 1994 and 1995 ceasefire agreement in Nagorno Karabakh continues serving as a basis for a possible armistice in the conflict zone. In view of the current situation in Nagorno Karabakh, the Russian side insists that the 1994 agreement on the ceasefire and the 1995 agreement on strengthening the ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh are of unlimited duration, the ministry said, in particular. According to the statement, this fundamental position was stressed in a note by Russia’s Permanent Mission to the OSCE, sent to Azerbaijan’s Permanent Mission on April 12. 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 | 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. 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. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |