U.S. co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group to visit Armenia 'this week'October 2, 2017 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Andrew J. Schofer, the new U.S. co-chair for the OSCE Minsk Group, will pay his first visit to Yerevan and Baku this week to meet with local officials and to get a firsthand look at the situation on the ground, the U.S. embassy in Armenia said in a statement. While in the region, Schofer will also join his fellow Minsk Group Co-Chairs for high-level meetings. "The U.S. supports a negotiated settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and will continue to engage actively with the sides as a co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group," the statement said. "Mr. Schofer, as the U.S. co-chair, supports the United States' longstanding policy, shared by the Minsk Group co-chairs, that a just settlement must be based on international law, which includes the Helsinki Final Act and the principles of the non-use of force or threat of force, territorial integrity, and equal rights and self-determination." Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers met in New York in September on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. The co-chairs announced then their intention to visit the South Caucasus region to prepare for a possible summit of Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. |