No expected breakthrough registered during Kocharian-Aliev meeting in St. PetersburgJune 11, 2007 - 14:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The next meeting between Armenian President Robert Kocharian and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliev took place in St. Petersburg in the framework of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process. No expected breakthrough was registered during the meeting. At the meeting, which lasted more than three hours, the presidents could not reach agreement on a number of issues, particularly concerning the status of Nagorno Karabakh. After the meeting Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliev, as well as the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs abstained from making any comments. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |