U.S. Ambassador to Armenia: there’s no alternative to peaceful settlement of Karabakh issue![]() March 23, 2011 - 16:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At news conference in Yerevan, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch reiterated the U.S. adherence to peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict. “There’s no alternative to peaceful settlement of Karabakh issue,” Ms. Yovanovitch said, naming the OSCE MG as the only international structure responsible for the negotiation process. As she noted, the U.S. is closely cooperating with the OSCE MG co-chairs, who, during their recent visit to the region, urged the conflicting parties to continue talks. Ms. Yovanovitch emphasized the importance of the trilateral meeting of the Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian Presidents in Sochi, pointing out that the agreements achieved at the meeting must be used to promote the peace process. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |