U.S. diplomat: Armenia didn't use all diplomatic options for KarabakhJuly 8, 2021 - 11:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia did not make use of all the diplomatic options for the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, retired top U.S. diplomat Daniel Fried has said, commenting on the situation in the South Caucasus region and Armenia's defeat in the 44-day war. Fried believes the extreme positions of the sides hampered the settlement of the Karabakh conflict as both Armenia and Azerbaijan were obsessed with the conflict, the Voice of America reports. The diplomat, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs from 2005 to 2009, maintained that Armenia has failed to develop as a state, instead it was confident about its victory, which didn't prove right. "The Americans can help, and we, of course, are not going to abandon them and will continue making efforts for the peaceful settlement of the conflict," Fried said, adding, however, that the situation has changed for the worse now. According to him, Armenia should think about its future. Fried also described "the democratic elections" in Armenia and acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's victory as a positive trend. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side has returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |