Caucasus violence may harm U.S. ties with Russia, Turkey, Iran: expertFebruary 25, 2017 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States should cooperate with Russia in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, a member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations, Professor Carey Cavanaugh said. In a memorandum published by the Center for Preventive Action, the expert warned that a new outburst of violence in the South Caucasus could jeopardize the U.S. ties with Russia, Turkey and Iran, TASS reports. "President Trump has already announced its intention to cooperate with Russia. Joint actions with regard to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict could be a starting point for further efforts of the two countries in other areas," a former U.S. Special Negotiator for Eurasian Conflicts noted. According to him, it would be wrong to believe that the Minsk process has not yielded any results results: "The fact that in recent years there has not been a large-scale conflict speaks for itself." The former co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group in 1999-2001 is sure of the need to put into practice the previously agreed confidence-building and security measures in the region, in particular to increase the number of OSCE observers, and to establish an independent mechanism to investigate incidents on the contact line, which will help to reduce the number of violations of the ceasefire. "The settlement of the conflict is in everybody’s interest," said Cavanaugh. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |