France says ready to arrange Armenian-Azeri meeting on KarabakhMarch 29, 2017 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France is ready to organize a meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents if an agreement is reached, the French co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group told reporters after talks with Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) president Bako Sahakyan in Stepanakert. The presidents last met in Saint Petersburg and Vienna in 2016. Stephane Visconti said peace negotiations were continuing and that "an active dialogue is ongoing" with the parties to the conflict. "We can't divulge all the details due to confidentiality reasons, but this doesn't mean that nothing's happening," Visconti said. "To push the negotiations forward, it is necessary to rule out ceasefire violations along the contact line and help the sides reach a compromise." The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs - Igor Popov of Russia, Visconti and Richard Hoagland of the United States - as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk met Karabakh president Bako Sahakyan on Tuesday, March 28 to discuss the settlement process. On Monday, the co-chairs met with Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian and president Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan. 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 | Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |