U.S. says ready to support Armenia-Azerbaijan peace processApril 24, 2023 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States is ready to support the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, U.S. ambassador to Yerevan Kristina Kvien told reporters at the Armenian Genocide memorial on Sunday, April 24, Aysor.am reports. Kvien’s remarks came one day after it was revealed that Azerbaijan has installed a checkpoint on the sole road connecting Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia. The ambassador said that the U.S. wants negotiations between the parties and that they are ready to support the peace process. According to her, any use of violence and provocative actions undermine the peace process. Azerbaijani authorities on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only road connecting the Karabakh with Armenia. Baku also maintained that they have informed the command of the Russian peacekeepers and the Russian-Turkish monitoring center about the installation of the checkpoint. Vedant Patel, the Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, said in a statement on Sunday that Azerbaijan’s establishment of a checkpoint on the Lachin corridor connecting Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia undermines efforts to establish confidence in the peace process, Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. 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. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |