  Alexander Iskandaryan: Moscow has shouldered serious role in negotiations on Karabakh  January 25, 2011 - 17:31 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Director of Caucasus Institute, political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan said that since the five-day war in Georgia and signing of the Meindorf Declaration, Russia has shouldered a serious role in the Karabakh conflict settlement and done it with the carte-blanche of other mediators for the first time in the conflict’s history. Referring to the OSCE Minsk Group’s activity, Iskandaryan said during Yerevan-Moscow TV space bridge on the Karabakh conflict settlement that the task of the Minsk Group is to ensure contacts between the conflicting parties for organization of bilateral meetings, as well as to internationalize the negotiation process. “The MG has been fulfilling this very task for already 18 years,” the political analyst said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
