France says ready to arrange Armenian-Azeri meeting on KarabakhMarch 29, 2017 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France is ready to organize a meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents if an agreement is reached, the French co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group told reporters after talks with Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) president Bako Sahakyan in Stepanakert. The presidents last met in Saint Petersburg and Vienna in 2016. Stephane Visconti said peace negotiations were continuing and that "an active dialogue is ongoing" with the parties to the conflict. "We can't divulge all the details due to confidentiality reasons, but this doesn't mean that nothing's happening," Visconti said. "To push the negotiations forward, it is necessary to rule out ceasefire violations along the contact line and help the sides reach a compromise." The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs - Igor Popov of Russia, Visconti and Richard Hoagland of the United States - as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk met Karabakh president Bako Sahakyan on Tuesday, March 28 to discuss the settlement process. On Monday, the co-chairs met with Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian and president Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |