RUSSIAN FM SAYS OSCE MINSK GROUP FOUND SEVERAL COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS OF KARABAKH PROBLEMMarch 17, 2004 - 21:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Minsk Group managed to find "several compromise solutions" of the Karabakh problem, however they remained unrealized, Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov stated at his first press conference. In his opinion, "it happened due to some complications including technical problems as well". "Only immediate dialogue will allow to find new ways of settling the conflict", the Russian minister noted. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |