By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 17 – “Last year Azerbaijan recorded a rather grave progress in its foreign policy. Our country is included among the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. This fact serves as a proof that Azerbaijan has gained the trust of the international community,” said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, December 15 – The European Union plans greater involvement in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution in 2012, said the Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan. “The year 2011 was important in terms of EU engagement in the resolution of the conflict,” Roland Kobia said on December 4. “There have been [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, December 7 – During the Foreign Minister’s visit to Vilnius, Edward Nalbandyan announced that Yerevan supports Russia’s call addressed to the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding the Karabakh conflict resolution. Earlier, speaking at the OSCE Ministerial Council, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov called on the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, November 30 — “Armenian and Azerbaijani spiritual leaders will meet on the frontline region,” said Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Allahshukur Pashazade’s deputy chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Board Haji Sabir Hasanli. The corresponding agreement was attained during Allahshukur Pashazade’s visit to the Republic of Armenia. The date [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, November 29 – On November 28 Armenian President Serge Sarkisian met with spiritual leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. During the meeting President Sarkisian gave high assessment to the efforts of spiritual leaders in peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. As the Chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, November 21 – “The probability of resumption of military operations between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh is very low,” said Thomas de Waal, British expert on Caucasus security affairs. “I visited Baku this July, and I got the impression that their intention is not to start a war. They don’t spend money [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, November 3 – The Karabakh conflict resolution is possible only through peaceful means, without implementation of weapons and forces, said EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee co-chair Milan Cabrnoch. On Novemner 2-3 Armenia-EU Parliamentary cooperation committee 12-th session was held in Yerevan. “The participants of the session agreed to support the provisions of [...]