American experts see no ground for renewed Karabakh hostilities in 2018January 13, 2018 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - American experts believe that no large-scale hostilities will be staged in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) in 2018, the Voice of America reports. According to former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine John E. Herbst, the status quo will be maintained in the current year too. Herbst has expressed the view that both Armenia and Azerbaijan are well aware that neither of them benefited from the Four-Day War in April 2016. The former ambassador says the sale by Russia of modern technology to the conflicting parties is disgusting as such policies tend to take advantage of human pain and enable the Kremlin to maintain its influence. American military expert Stephen Blank shares the same view and says that winter is not the best time to launch an offensive. The situation, however, can change after a dramatic development but Blank says the United States will try its best to help maintain peace in the region. 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. |