  Armenian Foreign Minister meets U.S. Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group May 27, 2023 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 26 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met with Louis Bono, the Senior Adviser for Caucasus Negotiations, the U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. The two discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, touched upon the issues which were discussed during the latest negotiations in that direction and those that still need to be mutually agreed upon. Mirzoyan reaffirmed the commitment of the Armenian side to establish comprehensive and lasting peace in the region. In that regard Minister Mirzoyan stressed that, among other issues, renouncing the use of force or the threat of use of force, clear definition of borders and ensuring border security, as well as addressing the rights and security issues of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh under the mechanism of internationally guaranteed dialogue are key.   Top stories Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan has said Armenia will, in all likelihood, ratify the Rome Statute. Vaqif Sadiqov has threatened that his country’s military will deploy sniper rifle if EU observers approach the border between the two countries. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will leave for Sochi on June 7 on a three-day working visit. The delegation headed by Armenian National Assembly President Alen Simonyan is leaving for Turkey.   Partner news |  Latest news IDream launches special program for forcibly displaced Artsakh youth  IDBank has been implementing an educational program for students called IDream for several years now.EU, U.S., Sweden announce humanitarian funding for Karabakh The EU is boosting its humanitarian funding with €5 million in response to the increasing needs of the forcibly displaced.Moscow expects U.S. to refrain from “increasing anti-Russian sentiment in Armenia” Moscow expects Washington to refrain from dangerous words that “lead to increased anti-Russian sentiment in Armenia.”UN ready to help Karabakh people “if given access” Dujarric told reporters that the World Organization is concerned about the influx of people into Armenia. |
