Russia doubts U.S. sincerity about readiness to work on KarabakhJune 22, 2022 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow doubts Washington's sincerity about readiness to cooperate with Russia within the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a weekly briefing on Wednesday, June 22. Zakharova's statements came after U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Karen Donfried said the United States was ready to work with Russia on achieving peace in Nagorno-Karabakh. "If Washington and Paris really took into account the unique mediation format of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, they would not have ignored the mandate approved by all OSCE participating states and would not have severed ties with the Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, defiantly without any consultations, on February 24," the Russian diplomat said. "This caused irreparable damage to the work of the co-chairs." According to Zakharova, the United States and France have not yet given a clear explanation for the "outrageous step", and there are no guarantees that such "irresponsible" actions will not be repeated. “You can’t pretend that nothing has happened, but we need to take into account the new realities. I think the goal was to isolate us, but again the calculation was wrong. Russia is most interested in normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. [We] cannot allow the politicized steps of some external players to undermine the already difficult efforts to restore peace and stability in the region,” Zakharova added. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |