Armenia Foreign Minister confirms will soon meet Azeri counterpartJuly 7, 2018 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has said he is expected to meet his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in the near future. “It’s very important for us to maintain the dynamics, and we’ll declare about that (the meeting - Ed.) very soon,” Mnatsakanyan said in an interview on Shant TV. Mnatsakanyan said he has had no negotiations with Mammadyarov when the two met in the informal ministerial meeting of Eastern partnership countries in Minsk on June 22. In a photo published by Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan on Twitter, Mnatsakanyan is seen standing in the company of Mammadyarov. Obviously, the foreign ministers of the two countries have unofficially communicated. The diplomat added that Armenia has always been and continues being a party to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. According to him, the voice of Karabakh is vital, and Armenia is committed to finding a peaceful settlement through a negotiating process. 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). |