Armenia FM, OSCE envoys talk Armenian-Azeri presidential meetingOctober 6, 2017 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign minister Edward Nalbandian and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on Friday, October 6 discussed issues concerning an upcoming meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents. Co-chairs Igor Popov of Russia, Stéphane Visconti of France and Andrew Schofer of the United States are currently on an official visit in Yerevan. At the meeting, the sides weighed in on the current situation on the Nagorno Karabakh contact line, as well as Armenia and the co-chairs' joint efforts in the peace process. The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs said in a statement earlier that they are organizing a meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |