Armenia names main obstacle to Karabakh settlement![]() December 13, 2017 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign minister Edward Nalbandian has weighed in on the efforts of Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group aimed at the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. "Obviously, Azerbaijan rejects the co-chairs' proposals which Armenia has approved, and this is the main obstacle to the progress in the peace process," Nalbandian said during an official visit to Athens. "At the initiative of the co-chairs, an agreement has been reached to hold another meeting of foreign ministers in the second half of January. We always attend such meetings with constructive mood." Earlier, Nalbandian said Armenia will welcome the spring of 2018 without the Zurich Protocols designed to allow the opening of borders and set up formal diplomatic relations with Turkey. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |