  Azerbaijan urged OSCE Secretariat to dismiss Minsk GroupMarch 19, 2008 - 19:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan urged the OSCE Secretariat to dismiss the Minsk Group, Armenia's Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told the parliament today. "The information is not made public yet but Armenia is aware of Azerbaijan's plans," he said. "Azerbaijan has been for a long time trying to crack the OSCE MG format and transfer the Karabakh issue to the UN." "During two years, this country did not dare to put the resolution on vote. But the fear that Kosovo's independence can set a precedent forced Azerbaijan to agree to defeatist result with 39 'in favor', 7 'against' and 150 abstentions," the Minister said, IA Regnum reports.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
