Russian presence in Karabakh process 'cools down hotheads'![]() February 4, 2013 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia, along with France and the U.S., is an important mediator in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said. As President Sargsyan said in interview with Kommersant newspaper, 1994 armistice was concluded only due to the Russian mediation. “Big hopes were linked to the recent Russian mediation, however, Azerbaijan hampered the progress, continuously offering new amendments to the already agreed document. I am grateful to Russian leadership for the consistent contribution to the solution to conflict. I am confident that its mere presence in the negotiation process significantly cools down many hotheads,” President Sargsyan said. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Partner news |