Azeri aggression undermine Karabakh settlement efforts - Seyran OhanyanNovember 29, 2011 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 29, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Robert Bradtke (U.S.), the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk and the future French co-chair Jacques Faure. At the meeting, the co-chairs briefed the Minister on recent developments in Karabakh settlement talks, stressing the importance of ceasefire observation as well as initiate investigations into incidents at contact line. The Minister, in turn, presented current situation at contact line, noting Azeri provocations to undermine efforts aimed at promotion of trust between conflicting parties, Defense Ministry press service reported. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |