OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will travel to Armenia, Artsakh in late MayMay 21, 2019 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group will visit the region at the end of May and are set to travel to Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) too, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan told a press briefing on Tuesday, May 21. Naghdalyan promised to provide more details, adding that the mediators will visit Yerevan, Stepanakert and Baku, RFE/RL Armenian Service reports. The spokesperson revealed that Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will make a trip to Bishkek to participate in the session of the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council. Issues concerning the appointment of a new Secretary General will be high on the agenda, Naghdalyan said. The representative of the Armenian foreign office also said that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Armenia on May 25 to sign two international contracts and another document. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |