Change of OSCE MG format out of questionJune 20, 2007 - 18:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some change in the position of Azerbaijan was noticed at the meeting between Armenian and Azeri presidents in St. Petersburg. It is early to say something concrete yet, but the tendency exists," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated to a press conference in Yerevan. He said, the issue of changing the OSCE Minsk Group format on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement is not under discussion."However, the issue of including representatives of Nagorno Karabakh in negotiations has always been present in the agenda of talks. Karabakh's participation will not mean change or enlargement of negotiation format. Just the opposite, it means to return the major format of talks, since during the initial stage -till March of 1997, NKR participated in the OSCE Minsk Group process," Oskanian said. Commenting on the recent meeting between representatives of CIS self-declared republics in Tiraspol, Vartan Oskanian underlined that NKR representative Arman Meliqyan participated in the meeting as an observer. "The Nagorno Karabakh problem differs from other conflicts, and it must not be viewed together with other conflicts," the RA Foreign Minister stressed. 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 | EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.” Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |