Armenia spots more enthusiasm in OSCE mediators' Karabakh effortsNovember 16, 2017 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are taking a more proactive approach in the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Armenia's deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told reporters on Thursday, November 16, Aysor.am reports. "Generally, the direction of the process was given at a summit in Vienna, and it hasn't changed ever since," Kocharyan said. According to him, however, there is no progress in the settlement process, while the situation remains 'explosive' to a certain extent. Also, Kocharyan repeated once more that no proposals have been made by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Weighing in on a possible meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign policy chiefs, the Armenian diplomat said that they are holding separate meetings with the mediators, and that a joint meetings can't be ruled out. Armenian foreign minister met the mediators on Tuesday, November 16, while his Azerbaijani counterpart is meeting the OSCE mediators on Thursday. 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). |