Armenian, Azeri FM agree to meet for Karabakh talks in DecemberNovember 16, 2017 - 18:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers have agreed to hold a joint meeting on the margins of the December 2017 OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna to discuss the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs said in a statement on Thursday, November 16. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) met separately on 14 and 16 November with the foreign minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and the foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov. The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk, also participated in the meetings. The co-chairs discussed with the foreign ministers concrete steps to implement the agreements reached by President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during the Geneva summit on 16 October 2017 as well as other issues raised by the co-chairs in Geneva. During the meetings, the co-chairs and the Ministers reviewed a number of working proposals currently on the table. The ministers agreed to hold a joint meeting on the margins of the December 2017 OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna. The co-chairs will prepare the agenda for this meeting, which will include substantive issues of the political settlement, as well as specific measures to reduce tensions on the line of contact. Special attention will be paid to finalizing the expansion of the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson in Office. 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 offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. 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. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |