U.S.: Long-term peace in South Caucasus in Russia's interest tooMay 13, 2022 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States Department of State has said that a long-term, comprehensive peace in the South Caucasus is in Russia's interest. Spokesperson Ned Price mentioned a momentum on Nagorno-Karabakh and was asked whether he had any concern at all that Russians might jeopardize whatever positive connection was going on. "Forging what we are seeking to forge here, a long-term, comprehensive peace, happens to be in our interest. It also happens to be in Moscow’s interest. Moscow, of course, is a part of the OSCE Minks Group as well," Price said. In the past too, the United States has said it stands ready to engage Armenia and Azerbaijan, including through the OSCE mechanism. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, however, said earlier that the U.S. and France are not informing Moscow about what they are doing on the matter. 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.” |