Stephen Banks: Karabakh talks should end in peace agreementFebruary 18, 2009 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process is rather active and the United States, as a Co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group, is interested in the soonest resolution of the dispute, a U.S. Embassy official said. "I am not empowered to speak on behalf of the OSCE MG but I believe that the talks should end in conclusion of a peace agreement," acting U.S. vice ambassador to Armenia Stephen Banks told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He presumed that harsh statements both in Armenia and Azerbaijan are caused by internal motives. As to replacement of the U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, the diplomat said that the appointments are made by the U.S. President and Secretary of State. "Matt Bryza is still holding the office but the new administration can replace him. Presently, I possess no information on the issue," Mr. Banks said. Earlier, Bryza said he is going to leave the post of Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |