No Meetings of Armenian and Azeri Leaders Expected in Near FutureJuly 24, 2006 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One should not expect anything new from OSCE MG U.S. Co-chair Matthew Bryza's visit to the region, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said at a joint press conference with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby. In his words, Azerbaijan should return to the bargaining table. "This will serve as a stimulus for a new stage of the negotiations on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. New proposals do not appear from the air during a week. These documents are should be elaborated in detail and only after this it will become possible to speak something precise," the RA FM remarked.At that Vartan Oskanian said that no meetings of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents are expected in the near future. For his part Peter Semneby remarked that it's necessary to urge the conflicting sides to refrain from militaristic statements. "Calls to resolve the conflict by use of force run counter to the interests of the state that makes statements of the kind. Any statement to settle the conflict by force will affect the amount of investments and jeopardize stability in the region," Semneby said. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |