Holding major drills ahead of Karabakh talks not constructive: ArmeniaJune 21, 2016 - 10:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan’s holding major drills ahead of a summit on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not constructive, Armenian Foreign Minister said Monday, June 20, according to Panorama.am. The Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents Serzh Sargsyan, Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin met Monday in Saint Petersburg to address the settlement of the conflict. “Unfortunately, Azerbaijan failed to demonstrate a constructive approach to the expansion of the team of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office,” Edward Nalbandian said. “Azeris prevented the OSCE budget commission from providing funding necessary for the expansion of the team. In the period between the meetings in Vienna and St Petersburg Azerbaijan made a slew of declarations that fell short of being constructive.” At the latest meeting in Russia, the sides adopted a declaration which reads: "The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents confirmed their commitment to the implementation of agreements reached at a Vienna-hosted meeting on May 16. To that end, they have agreed to increase the number of international observers in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone. Also, they expressed satisfaction that the ceasefire was now holding." The Presidents emphasized the importance of regular meetings to resolve the issue and pledged to hold such summits regularly." 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 | 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. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. 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. |