ARMENIAN AND AZERI PRESIDENTS' SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT DO NOT PREPARE CONCRETE PROPOSALS FOR THEIR MEETINGApril 26, 2002 - 23:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The meeting of the Azeri and Armenian deputy ministers Araz Azimov and Tatul Margarian, who are the two Presidents' special representatives on the Karabakh settlement, will be held in Prague May 13. As reported by «Arminfo» agency making reference to Azeri mass media, the special representatives do not prepare any concrete proposals for their meeting. Azeri Foreign Minister Vilayat Guliyev stated it. In his words, the ideas to be discussed will be defined by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs May 8. Guliyev stressed that independent of the meeting agenda, the main aim of the negotiations is to advance in the conflict resolution right up to its pacific settlement in the near future. Meanwhile, the OSCE mission next monitoring of the contact line of the Azeri and Nagorno Karabakh Republic forces is planned on April 27. 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. |