  Armenian foreign minister, OSCE envoys talk Karabakh in New York September 23, 2017 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign minister Edward Nalbandian on Friday, September 22 met the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to discuss the conflict in Nagorno Karakakh (Artsakh). Meeting the Armenian foreign policy chief were ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States, as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. At the gathering, the sides weighed in on the ways to achieve a peaceful settlement of the conflict, as well as discussed issues concerning the possible meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers on Saturday. Nalbandian is currently participating in the 72nd session of UN General Assembly in New York. On the sidelines of the session, the foreign minister has met with top diplomats of a number of countries, establishing ties on behalf of Armenia with seven states.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
