OSCE not involved in organizing Saint Petersburg summit on Karabakh![]() June 15, 2016 - 10:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) does not take part in works paving the way for a tripartite summit on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, TASS cited OSCE acting spokesperson Natacha Rajakovic as saying on Tuesday, June 14. She said the European security agency was not involved in the process of organizing the summit in Russia’s St. Petersburg and could not comment on it. The Kremlin confirmed on June 10 that preparations were underway for a three-party (Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) summit on the settlement of the conflict. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov named St. Petersburg as a possible venue. Last week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and French Ambassador to Moscow Jean-Maurice Ripert discussed preparations for the trilateral summit on Karabakh in St. Petersburg. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |