Armenian and Azeri FMs Agreed on Continuation of TalksJune 14, 2006 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The meeting of Armenian Foreign Minister and Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov took place in Paris June 13 according to an agreement achieved earlier by the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents, reported the RA MFA press office. The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) and Bernard Fassier (France) as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk were also present at the meeting. The parties discussed the principles and approaches to the Karabakh conflict settlement the sides have failed to agree on so far. Agreement on continuation of the talks was also achieved. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |