Armenian foreign minister, OSCE envoys talk Karabakh in New YorkSeptember 23, 2017 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign minister Edward Nalbandian on Friday, September 22 met the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to discuss the conflict in Nagorno Karakakh (Artsakh). Meeting the Armenian foreign policy chief were ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States, as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. At the gathering, the sides weighed in on the ways to achieve a peaceful settlement of the conflict, as well as discussed issues concerning the possible meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers on Saturday. Nalbandian is currently participating in the 72nd session of UN General Assembly in New York. On the sidelines of the session, the foreign minister has met with top diplomats of a number of countries, establishing ties on behalf of Armenia with seven states. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |