Armenia: Azerbaijan’s behavior not helping peaceful Karabakh settlementFebruary 22, 2018 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan’s behavior doesn’t contribute to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by any means, Armenian defense minister Vigen Sargsyan said at a meeting with Designated European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar. Meeting the top EU diplomat on Thursday, February 22 in Yerevan, the minister briefed him on the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and the contact line between Azerbaijan and Karabakh. Sargsyan also detailed militaristic statements made by Azerbaijani authorities just recently. Azeri leader Ilham Aliyev on February 8 delivered threats against Armenia, claiming that "Yerevan and Zangezur-Goycha are Azerbaijan’s historic lands." The minister also stressed the European Union’s balanced stance on the issue and its support for the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. Klaar, in turn, stressed the EU’s position on settling the Karabakh conflict exclusively in a peaceful way. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |