Russia doubts U.S. sincerity about readiness to work on KarabakhJune 22, 2022 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow doubts Washington's sincerity about readiness to cooperate with Russia within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a weekly briefing on Wednesday, June 22. Zakharova's statements came after U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Karen Donfried said the United States was ready to work with Russia on achieving peace in Nagorno-Karabakh. "If Washington and Paris really took into account the unique mediation format of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, they would not have ignored the mandate approved by all OSCE participating states and would not have severed ties with the Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, defiantly without any consultations, on February 24," the Russian diplomat said. "This caused irreparable damage to the work of the co-chairs." According to Zakharova, the United States and France have not yet given a clear explanation for the "outrageous step", and there are no guarantees that such "irresponsible" actions will not be repeated. “You can’t pretend that nothing has happened, but we need to take into account the new realities. I think the goal was to isolate us, but again the calculation was wrong. Russia is most interested in normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. [We] cannot allow the politicized steps of some external players to undermine the already difficult efforts to restore peace and stability in the region,” Zakharova added. 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 | 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. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |