Azerbaijani President, U.S. envoy discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan processesNovember 28, 2022 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with the U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno Karabakh, special representative for negotiations in the South Caucasus Philip Reeker, local media reported. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as a meeting in Washington at the level of foreign ministers regarding the negotiations on a peace treaty. The parties “highly appreciated” the fact that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken keeps the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan under close attention. Aliyev on Friday cancelled a planned meeting with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who he said had demanded the mediation of French President Emmanuel Macron. The Azeri leader said he would not be meeting with Pashinyan in Brussels on December 7 because the Armenian leader demanded that Macron attend the talks. 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.” |