  Macron, Putin stress bigger Minsk Group role in Karabakh settlement August 20, 2021 - 13:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French and Russian Presidents Emmaneul Macron and Vladimir Putin have reaffirmed their common desire to see the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship play an increased role in reaching a lasting solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and helping settle disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to statement from the Élysée Palace. Macron and Putin discussed the matter over the phone on Thursday, August 19, with the former expressing concern over the resurgence of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Kremlin said in a separate statement that Putin briefed Macron on the progress in the implementation of the trilateral statements on Nagorno-Karabakh, signed on November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021. According to the Russian side, the situation in the region is "generally stable", with steps being taken to restore economic and transport links in the South Caucasus and meet the humanitarian needs of the population. 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. Photo. AP   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
