  Karabakh talks will come to dead end without OSCE MG, expert says February 10, 2011 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Transferring Karabakh talks to some other format beside OSCE Minsk Group will bring them to a dead end, according to Caucasus Institute Director. “No other configuration will suit Armenians and Azerbaijanis,” political expert Alexander Iskandaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. However, as he noted, expecting the Minsk Group to settle the issue instead of conflicting parties would be incorrect. “OSCE MG has 2 tasks: maintaining interaction between the two sides and internationalization of the process,” Iskandaryan explained.   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 |  Topic Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
