Vartan Oskanian: Karabakh conflict may become subject of haggling between Russia and U.S.July 10, 2009 - 20:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There is a convergence between Washington and Moscow in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the possibility that the conflict could become a subject of haggling has increased, Vartan Oskanian, the ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia said at the pan-Armenian conference on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations, PanARMENIAN.Net reports from Stepanakert. According to Oskanian, Russia, USA and the EU are interested in opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. "But they all are perfectly aware that the border will be opened only while solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," ex-Foreign Minister of Armenia emphasized. He also recalled Maindorf declaration, signed by the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on November 2, 2008 in Moscow. "The declaration has a provision under which the conflict must be resolved on the basis of international organizations' resolutions. But none of those resolutions is based on the interests of the Armenian people, " Mr. Oskanian said. 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”. |