Situation in Karabakh, Armenian-Azeri border stabilized: PopovNovember 2, 2018 - 18:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation on the contact line in Nagorno Karabakh, as well as on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, has "more or less stabilized," Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov told reporters on Friday, November 2. "Today our visit comes to an end, we were in Yerevan, in Karabakh, now we are in Baku," Popov said. "We held meetings with the acting Prime Minister of Armenia, the President of Azerbaijan, the Defense Ministers of the two countries. "We will soon meet the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan. "The focus is on issues related to the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. "In particular, we discussed the conversations that took place between the leaders of the two countries in Dushanbe, the agreements that were reached and are being implemented now, the situation on the contact line and on the border which more or less stabilized, as well as the communication line, established between Yerevan and Baku." 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |