Karabakh summit won’t trigger controversy with OSCE: officialJune 15, 2016 - 16:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vice-Speaker of Armenia’s Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters on Wednesday, June 15 that an Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting on Nagorno Karabakh scheduled for June 20 won't lead to any disagreements with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). “Russia is an OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing state,” Sharmazanov said. “This is not the first meeting to be organized on one of the co-chairing states’ initiative. France and the United States have organized such meetings as well. And this is not the first time for the co-chairing states to state their common position on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Both [Russian Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov and [U.S. Secretary of State John] Kerry constantly speak on behalf of their partners.” “The meeting could pave the way for resuming negotiations,” he added. The OSCE does not take part in works for a tripartite summit on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Natacha Rajakovic said Tuesday. The Kremlin confirmed on June 10 that preparations were underway for a three-party (Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) summit on the settlement of the conflict. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |