Oskanian didn't hold informal talks with Mammadyarov in IstanbulJune 27, 2007 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian did not hold any talks with his Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in Istanbul, RA MFA acting spokesman Vladimir Karapetian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "All BSEC FMs were sitting at the same table during the dinner but Vartan Oskanian was sitting at a distance from the Azeri Foreign Minister and there was no talk between them," Karapetian underscored.Meanwhile ANS-Press reported that Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian held informal talks with Elmar Mammadyarov during the dinner. The Azeri new agency quoted Minister Oskanian allegedly saying, "Yes, I discussed some issues with Mr Mammadyarov. However, due to the absence of the OSCE MG Co-chairs the talks were informal. That is why I can't tell what we were speaking about." Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |