Armenia, Minsk Group committed to peaceful Karabakh settlementOctober 6, 2017 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan on Friday, October 6 met the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to discuss the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh process. Co-chairs Igor Popov of Russia, Stéphane Visconti of France and Andrew Schofer of the United States, as well as personal representative of the OSCE chairperson-in-office Andrzej Kasprzyk are currently on an official visit in Yerevan. The sides discussed ways to move the negotiation process forward, including issues concerning a meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents. Also, the partiesthe participants attached importance to the adherence of the parties to the commitment to a peaceful settlement of the conflict. Earlier, the co-chairs had a meeting with foreign minister Edward Nalbandian. 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 | 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. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |