Lavrov says Russia has proposals on Karabakh conflictApril 7, 2016 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia has certain proposals and the clashes in Karabakh conflict zone should “make us more active in seeking a political settlement” to the conflict, the Russian Foreign Minister said Wednesday, April 6, Bloomberg reports. Sergey Lavrov met with President Ilham Aliyev in the Azeri capital, Baku, according to the presidential website. “We fully support the initiatives of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs,” Lavrov said. “We believe that with the help of the OSCE and the International Committee of the Red Cross, it is important to take confidence-building measures as soon as possible and create the necessary conditions for the resumption of the political process.” Meanwhile, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev travels to Armenia Thursday for talks with President Serzh Sargsyan on the conflict over Karabakh before visiting Baku on Friday. Lavrov will have talks with Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan in Moscow on Friday and is due to visit Yerevan April 21-22. The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5. Prior to that, on the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh. As many as 33 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 121 were wounded in the course of military operations. 25 Karabakh soldiers have gone missing so far. As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 1 engineering vehicle, 2 military helicopters and 11 unmanned aerial vehicles. The Azerbaijani side has admitted the loss of 31 fighters, 1 helicopter and 1 unmanned drones, whereas the Armenian side's photo and video materials show dozens of killed Azerbaijani troops, 1 helicopter and 3 UAVs. 14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2. 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 | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |