  Russia says welcomes positive trends in Karabakh settlement October 4, 2018 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow welcomes all the positive trends in the process of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday, October 4. Zakharova was asked whether there really is progress in the negotiation process. “We welcome all the positive trends that have been observed in the Karabakh settlement,” she said. “Now it is important to build up on [the trends] and not hurt [the process] with careless rhetoric, which, unfortunately, has been taking place lately.” “For our part, we will provide all the necessary assistance to these positive trends,” Zakharova said. Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Elmar Mammadyarov met on September 27 on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the settlement process. On September 28, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev "had a conversation" in Dushanbe. According to Pashinyan, the two agreed to instruct the Defense Ministers in both countries to take measures to reduce the tension on the border and the Nagorno Karabakh contact line.   Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates  Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
