Richard Giragosyan: The important thing is that bilateral dialogue continuesDecember 3, 2009 - 18:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After each meeting between Armenian and Azeri officials, OSCE MG Co-Chairs imitate progress in Karabakh settlement talks, according to Richard Giragosyan, Head of Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS). "I am mostly concerned by OSCE MG's sudden activeness. What they call progress may not be progress at all," he told a news conference commenting upon Armenian And Azeri FMs' meeting on the sidelines of OSCE Foreign Ministers Summit in Athens.Absence of democracy appears to be the main problem of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenian expert finds. "How can countries solve problems if they do not even trust their leaders? If not involved in the process, Armenian and Azeri societies will not approve any decision concerning Karabakh conflict settlement," Giragosyan noted. With regard to Turkish delegation's upcoming visit to Washington, he said, "This is the last day for Turkish Parliament's International Relations Committee to pass final decision on Armenian-Turkish Protocols." Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |