Armenian, Azeri FMs reaffirm commitment to peace in regionMay 17, 2013 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kraków hosted a meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mammadyarov, with Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov, Jacques Faure and Ian Kelly and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk present. Possible ways to advance peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion, with Armenian and Azeri ministers reaffirming commitment to promotion of peace in the region. The mediators, in turn, stressed the need to refrain from measures and statements that might escalate tensions and harm the peace process. Confidence-building measures that will foster the establishment of atmosphere necessary for a peace agreement were further discussed. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |