Co-chair: OSCE MG did its best to promote Karabakh peace dealMarch 6, 2012 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group extended active assistance to conflicting parties in resolution of the problem, Russian co-chair said. Asked about absence of progress for the last 20 years, Igor Popov said, “That’s an inaccurate perception. I keep repeating that we have accomplished a lot in promoting concluding of a peace agreement.” After noting that works on key principles of conflict settlement are currently under way, Popov said that the issue had been discussed during previous presidential meeting in Sochi. “Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan reaffirmed readiness to speed up preparation of the document,” the co-chair said, noting averting further escalation of tensions as OSCE accomplishment for the last 20 years. For his part, the French co-chair Jacques Faure noted that co-chairs are trying to act efficiently to achieve balanced results in the framework of OSCE MG. “We will show respect for those organizations that would express a wish to help us to resolve the issue,” the French diplomat said. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |