Scholar: Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting to promote regional peace![]() November 20, 2013 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Professor of Political Science, advisor of the Hungarian Socialist Party, Laszlo Kemeny welcomed the November 19 Vienna-hosted meeting between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. “The meeting will promote mutual trust and understanding to positively affect the Karabakh conflict settlement talks,” Kemeny told PanARMENIAN.Net The expert expressed confidence that the meeting can pave the way to stability and regional cooperation. “Much hasn’t been revealed on the meeting, but the Presidents agreeing to meet in the months to come and intensify the settlement talks is, in itself, a positive shift,” the expert said. Related issues: ![]() The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now. 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 |