Facts of Cease-Fire Breaks Reflect Militant Statements of Azeri Authorities

PanARMENIAN.Net - During his working visit to the US, on March 30 and 31 Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian met with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Chair of the 60th session of the UN GA Jan Eliasson and UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis, reports the Armenian MFA Press Service. Oskanian presented the current phase of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as breaks of the cease-fire during the meetings with Kofi Annan and Jan Eliasson. The Armenian FM expressed concern over militant statements of Azeri authorities, adding breaks of the cease-fire regime by the Azeri Armed Forces are a reflection of those statements. Besides, the interlocutors discussed UN reform and the Armenian FM presented Armenia's stance over the matter. During those meetings, as well as that with Kemal Dervis, Oskanian noted Armenia's commitment to promote rural development. In his words, the Millennium Challenge Compact, signed in the US, will convey a new impulse to Armenian Government's commitment to work out a comprehensive program to develop the agrarian sector - based on public and private cooperation, which will include the Diaspora, entrepreneurs from Armenia, the Government and international organizations.