FM: Azerbaijan dissatisfied with OSCE Minsk Group mediation effortsJuly 17, 2013 - 16:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is dissatisfied with the activity of OSCE Minsk Group, “because our territories are still under occupation,” Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister said, according to APA. As Elmar Mammadyarov said at the briefing held with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, Azerbaijan has objective reason to be dissatisfied with the activity of the co-chairs. "We’d be glad to see progress achieved through the OSCE MG mediation. Yet we see no progress and are dissatisfied with the activity of the co-chairs,” he said. Commenting on the possibility of Iran’s mediation in the Karabakh settlement, Mammadyarov noted that Azerbaijan welcomes proposals from any country in the resolution of the conflict. 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 | Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |