Armenia reaffirms readiness to work with OSCE envoys on KarabakhJune 13, 2018 - 14:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday, June 13 met the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs - Igor Popov of Russia, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States - as well as the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. The PM stressed the importance of the co-chairs role in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and expressed confidence that efficient cooperation will be formed between Armenia’s new government and the Minsk Group. This is the first visit by the co-chairs after Pashinyan was elected Armenia’s new Prime Ministers following months of protests and a civil disobedience campaign, which forced former PM Serzh Sargsyan to resign. The envoys vowed to make all efforts to reach a lasting solution and stressed the importance of adhering to commitments taken by the sides. Pashinyan reaffirmed Armenia’s readiness to work with the Minsk Group mediators to settle the conflict peacefully. The mediators earlier met Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan to discuss the conflict and the ways to reach a resolution. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Blinken stresses importance of dignified Armenia- Azerbaijan peace Blinken has reaffirmed the importance of a durable and dignified peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. 20 West Nile fever cases recorded in Armenia in past week 20 cases of the West Nile fever have been recorded in Armenia in the past week, health officials say. 5 more YSU students each awarded AMD 1 million scholarship by Byblos Bank Armenia Five more students from the Yerevan State University have been awarded nominal scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia. Armenian schoolkid wins bronze at 1st International AI Olympiad A school student named Gevorg Grigoryan has won a bronze medal at the 1ST International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad. |