OSCE MG Co-chairs to participate in presidential meeting on KarabakhJune 17, 2016 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The French Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Pierre Andrieu on Friday, June 17 confirmed plans to attend the meeting of Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents in Saint Petersburg on June 20, APA reports. “As the Russian and American co-chairs, I will participate in this meeting,” Andrieu said. “We hope that at the summit the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia will restore mutual trust to register progress in resolving the conflict,” the French co-chair said. Earlier, the U.S. Co-chair James Warlick confirmed his participation in the tripartite meeting in Saint Petersburg. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in St. Petersburg on June 20. Putin will first meet the Presidents separately, the talks will then continue in a trilateral format. 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 | 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.” |