RUSSIA WELCOMES ARMENIAN-AZERI DIALOGUE CONTINUATIONOctober 19, 2004 - 21:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia welcomes the continuation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani dialogue at different levels", special representative of the Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko stated yesterday, Regnum news agency came to know from the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry. In Yakovenko's words, the parties to conflict should themselves arrive at the mutually admissible settlement of the conflict. "Russia in its turn should actively contribute both on bilateral basis and as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, thus becoming the guarantor of the agreement to be achieved", the RF Foreign Ministry official stated. To note, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who arrived in Moscow on Monday, is expected to discuss the Karabakh problem during the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 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. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. |