Armenian, Azeri FMs talk Karabakh settlement in New YorkSeptember 24, 2014 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in New York on the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly. Later Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov jointed the talks with with Ambassadors James Warlick of the United States, Pierre Andrieu of France and Igor Popov of Russia, and the personal representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk The Nagorno Karabakh settlement was at the focus of the meeting, with the Co-Chairs reiterating their adherence to peaceful resolution, Foreign Ministry press service reported. French President Francois Hollande’s initiative to host talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Paris was also discussed. Later, the Co-Chairs announced plans to visit the South Caucasus in late October. The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now. 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, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. |