Gagik Harutyunyan: OSCE summit atmosphere was favorable to ArmeniaDecember 3, 2010 - 15:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In general, the atmosphere at OSCE summit in Astana was favorable to Armenia, with OSCE Minsk Group position on Karabakh conflict proving the fact, Noravank scientific-educational foundation director Gagik Harutyunyan. said As he told a news conference in Yerevan, “Final declaration of Astana summit contains no mention of Artsakh, which suggests that OSCE position on the issue remains unchanged, and is more in accordance with Armenia’s interests. The OSCE support was also prompted by consolidation of Russia’s position in the Minsk Group.” In reply to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter’s question concerning Azerbaijani President’s reluctance to meet his Armenian counterpart at Astana summit, Harutyunyan noted, “The unwillingness can be explained by Aliyev’s realizing the vulnerability of his political stance.” The expert gave high assessment to President Sargsyan’s address in Astana, specifically noting correct accentuation of important points including destruction of Armenian medieval cemetery in Nakichevan. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |