U.S. Ambassador to Armenia: there’s no alternative to peaceful settlement of Karabakh issueMarch 23, 2011 - 16:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At news conference in Yerevan, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch reiterated the U.S. adherence to peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict. “There’s no alternative to peaceful settlement of Karabakh issue,” Ms. Yovanovitch said, naming the OSCE MG as the only international structure responsible for the negotiation process. As she noted, the U.S. is closely cooperating with the OSCE MG co-chairs, who, during their recent visit to the region, urged the conflicting parties to continue talks. Ms. Yovanovitch emphasized the importance of the trilateral meeting of the Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents in Sochi, pointing out that the agreements achieved at the meeting must be used to promote the peace process. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |