OSCE MG Visit Proved Importance of Kocharian-Aliyev Upcoming MeetingMay 29, 2006 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of the delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair states purposed an objective to prove the importance of the forthcoming meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told reporters in Yerevan yesterday. When asked why the delegation did not meet with the Karabakh leadership Oskanian said, "NKR President Ghukasian was in Moscow those days," and added that no intent should be sought for here. The Armenian Minister also informed that the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are most likely to meet in Bucharest June 4 within the framework of the Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |