Edward Nalbandian: Baku statements contradict Karabakh settlement logics October 21, 2011 - 17:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 21, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Bernard Fassier (France), Robert Bradtke (U.S.), Igor Popov (Russia) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk. At the meeting, the parties focused on Karabakh settlement, ministerial press service reported. Dwelling on peaceful resolution of the conflict, Nalbandian stressed that Baku’s suggestion to formulate the settlement agreement without coordination of basic principles runs counter to the logics of negotiation process and, consequently, the position of OSCE MG co-chairs. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |