“You know our firm position which is aimed at exclusively peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. It is a firm position, based on documents and we are committed to it,” Zakharova said, adding that official Moscow continues keeping in touch with the conicting sides.
“Throughout recent year the EU repeats that Eastern Partnership countries decide the quality, engagement, depth, deadlines of some stages of negotiations with the EU themselves. As we saw, this stage coincided with the threshold of upcoming elections in Armenia,” Susan Stewart said.
Mashalyan mentioned he also has the right to nominate his candidacy for the locum tenens position, however besides himself and Archbishop Ateshyan there is a more suitable candidate – Garegin Bekchyan – Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Germany. “In such a tense period, I view and propose Bekchyan as a perfect candidate for locum tenens,” he said.
“I realize the conflict has entered a new stage after the escalation recorded in April 2016. However, I don’t realize what happened on February 25 and which the primary reasons of the occurrence were. I consider, any of the parties to the conflict may have its motives for the escalation. I can’t understand how Azerbaijani soldiers died during recent developments.”
“John Kerry’s lifelong commitment to international peace and understanding embodies the mission and purpose of the Carnegie Endowment,” said Carnegie President William J. Burns. “His experience, wisdom, and belief in the power of diplomacy are needed now more than ever.”
The agreement, signed several days before the Armenian President’s upcoming official visit to France on March 8-9, is in accordance with the call made by the President of France in Armenia in May, 2014 on strengthening EU-Armenia relations.
Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper has named a new editor-in-chief, it said late on Wednesday, a day after strong criticism of the prominent daily by President Tayyip Erdogan for a story suggesting discord between the government and the army.
“The negotiations over Nagorno Karabakh conflict going on with the Co-chairs are aimed at the exclusively peaceful settlement based on Artsakh’s self-determination in terms of recognition. Azerbaijan fails the negotiations.
Huseynov told Trend on March 1 that Lapshin doesn’t need a second lawyer and waived the services provided by him. The agreement between Huseynov and Lapshin was cancelled by mutual consent of the parties.
“Here in the Vatican there are two parishes, and both are housing Syrian families. Many parishes in Rome have also opened their doors and others, which don’t have a house for priests, have offered to pay rent for families in need, for a full year” he said.
