  Armenian, Azeri Foreign Ministers' next meeting slated for early 2020 December 5, 2019 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers' next meeting will happen in early 2020, the two agreed at a meeting in Bratislava on Wednesday, December 4. The meeting of Armenia's Zohrab Mnatskanyan and Azerbaijan's Elmar Mammadyarov was held under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Stefan Visconti (France) and Andrew Schofer(U.S.), as well as the Personal Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk. The sides met in the Slovakian capital to discuss the ceasefire, confidence-building measures, as well as plans to continue working together early next year. The Armenian foreign policy chief cited the mutual visits of Armenian, Artsakh and Azerbaijani journalists as a "modest result" in the process of preparing peoples for peace. Also, Mnatsakanyan once again stressed the importance of involving the authorities of Artsakh in the negotiation process.   Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
