AZERI PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVE REFUTED RUMORS ABOUT SEPARATE MOSCOW-BAKU AGREEMENTJanuary 26, 2004 - 19:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There does not exist any agreement between Russia and Azerbaijan, according to which Moscow is trying to persuade Armenia to return several occupied Azerbaijani regions in exchange for Azerbaijan's refusal to deploy US military bases in the country, head of the department for external links of the Azeri President's administration Novruz Mamedov stated. In his interview to Nezavisimaya Gazeta Russian newspaper he stated the reports spread by the Azeri media as "not corresponding to reality". "We will certainly welcome Russia's activation in the negotiation process, however all the proposals and decisions should be made within the frames of the OSCE Minsk Group. Though if Armenia frees several Azerbaijani regions we could open some ways of communication, viewing the issue within the process of settlement. Thus, we could pave the way for the further negotiations", high rank representative of the Azeri President's administration said. 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 | Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. 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. Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. WFP, EDB, Yeremyan Farm to expand Milk in Schools project in Armenia The partnership aims to establish a cooperative framework to assess the feasibility of the initiative. |