Baku: Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers to meet by late JanuaryJanuary 17, 2020 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov will meet by the end of January, Mammadyarov told reporters on Friday, January 17, according to Azertac. Mammadyarov said he has discussed the issue with Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. The Armenian side, however, neither confirmed nor denied the meeting. The Foreign Ministry said they notify about each meeting only after all the details are agreed upon with the OSCE Minsk Group, Aysor.am reports. Mammadyarov also revealed that co-chairs of the Minsk Group will be visiting the region in the first quarter of the year. “The exact date of the visit will be determined later,” the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister said, adding that the Karabakh conflict settlement is high on the agenda. The Ministers' last meeting took place in Bratislava on December 4 when Mnatsakanyan and Mammadyarov agreed to meet in the beginning of 2020. Mnatsakanyan said on Thursday that it is still premature to talk about a possible meeting of leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. 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. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |