Armenian Defense Minister, OSCE envoy discuss border situationNovember 20, 2019 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk, on Wednesday, November 20 discussed the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan. The two met in Yerevan to discuss humanitarian activities in the conflict settlement process, emphasizing the need to coordinate the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Tonoyan and Kasprzyk agreed on the importance of establishing confidence-building mechanisms on the contact line and the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |