Lavrov: OSCE mediators "promoting new ideas" for Karabakh settlementApril 9, 2018 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday, April 8 that the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are "promoting some new ideas" for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The parties to the conflict need to abandon their distrust of each other in order to advance in the negotiations, at the same time making use of the achievements of the Kazan summit of 2011, Lavrov said. "The most important thing is to move away from distrust, which is still sometimes manifested during the talks, and concentrate on realistic, pragmatic ideas that are available," he said in response to a question by the Armenian media. "Although the parties so agree conceptually that this is necessary, difficulties arise when everything starts to take shape in concrete formulations," the Russian foreign policy chief said. "I think we will continue to consistently overcome them and achieve results." The Azerbaijani armed forces on April 7 and the night through the next day violated the ceasefire for several times from Nakhijevan and opened fire towards the Armenian positions. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of arming Karabakh after 2020 Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of “illegally transported ammunition” to Nagorno-Karabakh after the November 9 statement. |