  Armenian, Russian, Azeri spiritual leaders urge snipers withdrawal   November 28, 2011 - 14:59 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - As part of CIS spiritual leaders’ talks, Yerevan hosted a trilateral meeting between Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II, Patriarch of All Russia Kirill and Head of the Caucasian Muslims Board Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade. A declaration adopted by the three spiritual leaders specifically calls for peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the basis of international law norms, Patriarch of All Russia said. “We stress the necessity to observe the ceasefire that will enable people to expect a peaceful resolution. We, spiritual leaders of the three countries, have launched an initiative to swap war prisoners and corpses. We also call for withdraw of snipers from the contact line to prevent further bloodshed and causalities,” he added. According to Patriarch Kiril, prevention of bloodshed will unveil new perspectives for peaceful resolution of the conflict.  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 |  Latest news Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”  Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution.U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |
