  Austria to support efforts to achieve progress on Karabakh peace February 23, 2017 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Austria, as the OSCE chairing country, will support all efforts to achieve progress on conflict situations, including those in Nagorno Karabakh, Transnistria and Georgia, foreign minister Sebastian Kurz has said. Addressing the UN Security Council session, Kurz said Austria has taken over the OSCE chairmanship at a critical moment. "Wherever we look, we see grave threats to peace and security,” he added. He said the Austrian chairmanship will seek to contribute to defusing existing conflicts, create a platform to assists countries in their efforts to combat radicalization and violent extremism, and help rebuild trust among the OSCE states. Austria assumed chairmanship of OSCE in early 2017 for a one-year period. Germany chaired the organization in 2016.   Top stories Gegham Stepanyan has said at at least two civilians, including one child, have been killed in Azerbaijani assault. The ICRC said on September 18 that it had sent humanitarian convoys to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia and Azerbaijan simultaneously. The Azerbaijani military employed drones and mortars near the village of Sotk, Gegharkunik province, the Defense Ministry of Armenia reports. Freedom House has urged Azerbaijan to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide vital humanitarian assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Topic Latest news EU says reinforces patrols on Armenian-Azerbaijani border  The European Union Mission says it has reinforced patrols at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border areas.Pashinyan: Armenia takes not of, accepts Karabakh’s decision Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has weighed in on the decision of Nagorno-Karabakh to accept Azerbaijan’s demands.Pashinyan, Putin phone talks expected soon Pashinyan is expected to hold telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov saidKarabakh agrees to all of Azerbaijan’s conditions to end war The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have agreed to all of Azerbaijan’s conditions, including the dissolution of the Defense Army |
