Russia uses Karabakh conflict to hold influence in region: U.S. GeneralFebruary 26, 2016 - 16:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia uses unresolved conflicts, such as the one in Karabakh, as a tool to maintain its influence in the South Caucasus region, a NATO General said Thursday, February 25 in Washington. Russia is part of the Minsk Group process, aimed at resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,” Philip Breedlove said. “Despite this, Moscow has actually increased instability in the region by selling arms to Azerbaijan while maintaining a troop presence in Armenia.” In fact, violence along the line of contact and the Armenia-Azerbaijan border has escalated significantly in the last two years, the General said, 2015 being the deadliest year in the conflict since the ceasefire was signed in 1994. According to him, the complicated Karabakh conflict is arguably the greatest impediment to the spread of peace and security through Europe to the Caucasus. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |