Former U.S. envoy: Determination of Karabakh status is priorityDecember 18, 2021 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick believes that the determination of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh is a priority. In an interview with the Armenian service of the Voice of America, Warlick said the conflict can't be considered resolved after the war, and it is impossible to speak of stability without settlement. The diplomat described Azerbaijan's recent release of 10 Armenian prisoners of war and Armenia's handing over of minefield maps as a "small step" towards achieving mutual trust. Warlick said he is aware that Russia has taken some issues into its hands, but expressed confidence that the co-chairs, the OSCE and the United States have to take action and advance the settlement of the problem. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9, 2020 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |