U.S. serious about resolving Karabakh conflict, envoy saysJuly 2, 2016 - 13:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States is working hard to help settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict; Washington is serious about the issue, U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta said. The OSCE Minsk Group’s co-chairs continue to work in order to bring together the conflict sides, Cekuta said at a reception on the U.S. Independence Day on Friday, July 2. "The time of the next meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents has yet to be agreed," he said. Cekuta also reminded that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed resolving the Karabakh conflict in phone talks with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |