APA, Azerbaijan Nov 3 2017 Azeri NGO urges US chef to edit Karabakh footage out of cooking show [Armenian News note: the below is translated from the Azeri edition of APA] An Azerbaijani NGO has urged a US celebrity chef to edit footage filmed in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh out of his show, Baku-based APA news agency reported. The letter, signed by the NGO called the Azeri community of Nagorno-Karabakh and also by women who survived a 1990s deadly military attack on an Azerbaijani town, was addressed to Anthony Bourdain. The latter had travelled to the disputed region while filming an episode devoted to Armenian cuisine for CNN's Parts Unknown. Baku blacklisted Bourdain for the trip, which was made without its consent. Azerbaijan says that those wishing to visit the breakaway region must receive official permission from Baku; those who fail to do so are declared personae non gratae. The letter, a summary of which APA published, said that Armenian troops attacked the town of Khojaly with the support of a Soviet military unit during the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The troops destroyed the town and killed a total of 613 civilians, including 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly people. Another 1,000 residents were injured, 1,275 were taken hostage and 150 went missing, the letter said. The signatories to the letter said they respected Bourdain's professionality and programmes about international cuisines. However, the letter said, although culinary exchanges bring people together in peacetime, a "cultural programme like this one at a time of war may be understood by people like us, who are victims of war crimes and lost their loved ones and native lands, as support for a policy of ethnic cleaning and forcible seizure of land". The letter urged Bourdain to "take into account the sensitivity of the situation and the suffering that many of us went through". "Also, we call on you to revise your decision to include on your show the part filmed in Azerbaijan's occupied territories which were subjected to ethnic cleaning," it said. The letter added: "Please, understand that we are even deprived of a possibility to visit the graves of our parents and our other loved ones in the occupied lands." It added that the people who wrote the letter had for the past 25 years longed to go back to their native lands, build their homes again and cook rice gruel, "which is an Azerbaijani national meal" again for their children in the town of Shusha, "in which Armenians hosted you". APA news agency carried a summary of the address on its website. On the right-hand side of the webpage, it placed an image of an English-language version of the text of the address.
Author: Hambik Zargarian
Մեղրիի մաքսակետում կանխվել է 105 կգ հերոինի ներկրումը ՀՀ. ՊԵԿ
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Պետական եկամուտների կոմիտեի նախաբացթողումային հսկողության ու մաքսանենգության դեմ պայքարի վարչությունների համատեղ իրականացրած միջոցառումների արդյունքում Մեղրիի մաքսակետում կանխվել է առանձնապես խոշոր չափի՝ շուրջ 105 կգ «հերոին» տեսակի թմրանյութի ներկրումը հանրապետություն: Այս մասին հայտնում են ՊԵԿ-ից:
Ռենտգեն զննության է ենթարկվել Իրանից Հայաստան ժամանած Թուրքիայի քաղաքացի Ֆերդի Օզդեմիրիի վարած, Վրաստանում գրանցված «Օմերտրանսպորտ» ՍՊԸ-ին պատկանող «DAF» մակնիշի սառնարանային բեռնատարը, որն այնուհետև մաքսային ուժեղացված հսկողության պայմաններում, ուղեկցվել է Երևան՝ մաքսային պահեստ, որտեղ իրականացվել է տրանսպորտային միջոցի մանրակրկիտ զննում:
Բեռնախցիկում նախապես պատրաստված թաքստոցից հայտնաբերվել է 105 կգ «հերոին» տեսակի թմրանյութ: Նախապատրաստված նյութերը փոխանցվել են ԱԱԾ քննչական ծառայությանը՝ վարույթ իրականացնելու նպատակով:
Ռուսաց լեզվի դասավանդման հայեցակարգի ընդունմանը ոչինչ չի խանգարի. ՀՀ նախագահ
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Հայաստանում ռուսաց լեզվի դասավանդման աղմկահարույց հայեցակարգի մշակումը կապ չունի երկրի ԵԱՏՄ-ին անդամակցության հետ: Այս մասին «Российская газета»-ին տված հարցազրույցում ասել է ՀՀ նախագահ Սերժ Սարգսյանը:
«Դա կապված չէ անդամակցության հետ, որովհետեւ Հայաստանում ռուսերենին միշտ էլ լավ են վերաբերվել եւ այն միշտ էլ լայն տարածում է ունեցել: Հայաստանի ու Ռուսաստանի տնտեսությունները կապված են հազար թելերով, մենք ունենք շատ սերտ հումանիտար համագործակցություն եւ լեզվի իմացությունը պարզապես անհրաժեշտ է: Հայաստանում ռուսերենի ուսուցումը սկսվում է երկրորդ դասարանից», – ասել է Սերժ Սարգսյանը՝ հավելելով, որ :
Նա նշել է, որ կան դասարաններ, որոնցում ուսումնական ողջ գործընթացը կատարվում է ռուսերենով: Այսօր ձեռնարկվում են անհրաժեշտ քայլերը, որպեսզի նոր սերնդի դեպքում եւս պահպանվեն ռուսերենի ուսուցման ու տարածման ավանդույթները:
«Հատուկ ուշադրություն է դարձվում, որ աշակերտները լիարժեք տիրապետեն ոչ միայն մայրենի լեզվին, այլեւ՝ եւս 2-3 օտար լեզվի, այդ թվում` ռուսերենի: Այնպես որ, նման հայեցակարգեր են մշակվել ոչ միայն ռուսերենի, այլեւ՝ այլ օտար լեզուների ուսուցման համար», – ասել է նա:
ՀՀ նախագահի խոսքով` գլխավոր շեշտը պետք է դնել ռուսերենի դասավանդման որակի վրա: Հայաստանը միշտ առանձնացել է ռուսերենի մասնագետների իր դպրոցով, բայց ռուսերենը, ինչպես եւ առհասարակ բոլոր լեզուները, կենդանի օրգանիզմն են ու անընդհատ զարգանում են: Այնպես որ, շեշտել է նախագահը, պետք է ջանքեր գործադրել, որպեսզի տեղյակ լինել այդ փոփոխություններին, կիրառել դասավանդման նոր մեթոդներ, հաճախ կազմակերպել համապատասխան սեմինարներ ու քննարկումներ, ընդ որում ինչպես Հայաստանում, այնպես էլ` Ռուսաստանում:
«Այս հայեցակարգի ընդունմանը ոչինչ չի խանգարի: Կարծում եմ դա մի քանի ամսվա հարց է: Հայեցակարգի ընդունմամբ որեւէ կտրուկ փոփոխություն չի կատարվի, որովհետեւ Հայաստանում ռուսերենի նկատմամբ, կրկնում եմ, միշտ եղել է բարյացակամ վերաբերմունք», – ընդգծել է Սերժ Սարգսյանը:
Հիշեցնենք, ՀՀ Կրթության և գիտության նախարարությունը ներկայացրել է «Հայաստանի Հանրապետության հանրակրթական ծրագրեր իրականացնող ուսումնական հաստատություններում ռուսերենի դասավանդման հայեցակարգ», որը նախատեսվում է իրականացնել ռուսաց լեզվի խորացված ուսուցում այս կամ այն առարկայական ոլորտում: Խոսքը հատկապես ավագ դպրոցում մի շարք առարկաներից որոշ թեմաների հայերենին զուգահեռ դասավանդոման մասին է: Բարձրացած աղմուկին ի պատասխան ԿԳՆ-ից հորդորում են հարցը չքաղաքականացնել և նշում, որ նույն փոփոխությունները վերաբերում են նաև այլ լեզուների:
Servicemen dies as a result of an accident
On October 28, Norayr Hovhannisyan, a serviceman under the contract of the Armed Forces of Armenia, died at the 13th km of the Sisian-Shenatag road, Syunik region, due to a car accident. Artsrun Hovhannisyan, Press Secretary of the Defense Ministry, confirmed the information in a conversation with .
Earlier, the website shamshyan.com reported that on October 28, around 19:10, at the 13th km of the Sisian-Shenatag road, cars VAZ-2106 and UAZ-3152 collided.
Due to the accident, 31-year-old Norayr Hovhannisyan was transferred to the Sisian Medical Center in an extremely bad condition, and, without regaining consciousness, died.
According to , the deceased was returning from the wedding ceremony.
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Haigazian University Alumni Association Dinner to Take Place November 4
Haigazian University logo and university building
GLENDALE, Calif. – “Embrace the Future,” an annual dinner dance to support Haigazian University, will be held at 7pm on Saturday, November 4 at VERTIGO in Glendale, California. The event will begin with a social hour, followed by dinner and a short update about Haigazian. Seating is limited.
The evening is being planned by advocates of the only Armenian University in the Diaspora, Haigazian, located in Beirut, Lebanon. It is designed specifically to provide Armenian students with tuition support and hope for a prosperous future.
The passionate President of the university, Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian, will personally attend this anticipated gathering and provide an update on the state of the University. Alumni, supporters and members of the Board of Trustees will also be in attendance.
The University operates on the American model of higher education in a Christian environment. Haigazian offers both an undergraduate as well as a Graduate program and educates its students in the fields of Business, Economics, English, Armenian, Biology, and Chemistry. Among its other majors are Computer Science, Math, Physics, Education, Political Science, Social Work, and Psychology.
Dinner dance tickets are $125. Sponsorships categories are $500 (2 tickets) $1,000 (4 tickets), $2,500 (10 tickets), and $5,000 (10 tickets). Every donation received for this event will be appreciated by the Armenian students in need. Reservations should be sent to Haigazian University Support Fund, Inc. at 1724 Capistrano Circle, Glendale, CA 91208 or by calling Katia Kermoyan at 818-281-0351
Serzh Sargsyan: Maintenance and development of nuclear energy continues to be a strategic direction for Armenia
ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia Friday Serzh Sargsyan: Maintenance and development of nuclear energy continues to be a strategic direction for Armenia Yerevan October 27 Alexander Avanesov. The maintenance and development of nuclear energy continues to be a strategic direction for Armenia. This was stated by the Head of the Armenian state Serzh Sargsyan on October 27 at a meeting of the Council for the Safety of Atomic Energy under the President of Armenia. He pointed to the program approved in 2015 for the modernization of the Armenian nuclear power plant, which provides for the extension of the lifetime of the second power unit until 2036. The President stressed that in the presence of an atomic power station in the structure of production of basic electricity, Armenia will provide the necessary level of energy security. "The block is envisaged to be prolonged until 2027, during this period of time to carry out the phased construction of a new nuclear unit," the Armenian leader said. In order to implement the project, the governments of Armenia and Russia concluded agreements on the attraction of a state export credit and a grant. Within the framework of the program, measures are taken to improve the security level and upgrade the unit. In the course of scheduled maintenance work in 2017, the first stage of work to extend the life of the ANPP was completed, as well as a comprehensive survey of the main equipment. As Serzh Sargsyan said, within the framework of technical assistance of the European Union, a strategy for managing radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel was developed, as a result of which the Convention on Management of Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel was revised. The President of the Republic of Armenia approved the revised Convention in January 2017. Already developed, and on October 5 this year. The government approved the strategy for the safe management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. In this context, a second national report is being finalized, which will be submitted to the IAEA before the end of 2017. It is planned that the new structure - the national operator - will deal with the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. The President informed that in September 2016 the final version of the expert assessment of the stress test of the Armenian NPP was presented, the results of which are included in the program of activities for the implementation of the project for the extension of the second power unit of the ANPP. Armenia also carries out activities on the advice and proposals submitted to the IAEA. In order to ensure safe operation of the plant, the head of the Armenian state indicated the importance of a full-fledged upgrade of equipment for simulators. The first stage of work in this direction was completed in January of this year; currently work is under way to prepare for the second stage, in connection with which a tender is announced. The Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources was instructed to implement these activities as soon as possible. "We attach special importance to the training of personnel for the nuclear power industry of Armenia, and the involvement of young specialists in this sphere is a vital necessity, thus ensuring the continuity of generations." Training is the most important task, the solution of which will assist in maintaining the existing infrastructure in the country, the RA President said. He also stressed the importance of the coordinated work of the Armenian NPP with the State Committee for Regulation of Nuclear Safety of the Republic of Armenia. The Armenian nuclear power plant consists of two units with Soviet (Russian) WWER reactors. The first unit was commissioned in 1976, the second - in 1980. In March 1989, after the Spitak earthquake, which killed 25 thousand people, the station's work was stopped. In November 1995, in connection with the most acute energy crisis, the second power unit of the station with a capacity of 407.5 MW was involved. In March 2014, the Armenian government decided to extend the life of the second power unit by 10 years - until 2026. The project is coordinated by the subsidiary structure of the State Corporation Rosatom - JSC Rusatom Service. Completion of work is planned for 2019. The Government of the Russian Federation allocated a $ 270 million state export loan to Armenia and a $ 30 million grant for these purposes. In March 2015, the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) was established to implement the program. So far, there have been five meetings of the JCC. The Council for the Safety of Atomic Energy under the President of the Republic of Armenia was established in 1996 by a presidential decree. This independent advisory body was created on the basis of the need to ensure the further safe operation of the Armenian nuclear power plant. The council is formed of scientists and specialists of the sphere, having international recognition and authority. The activities of the Council are carried out through meetings of the Council, which are convened once a year. According to the Charter, the main tasks of the Council are: formation of safety of nuclear energy and priority directions of its development, development of recommendations on problems and preparation of proposals, analysis and examination of draft normative legal acts submitted to the President of the Republic of Armenia on peaceful and safe use of nuclear energy.
Azerbaijani Press: Agnia Grigas: Arms deals will certainly not help Karabakh peace process
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Oct 15 2017
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By Trend
Russia’s continuous arms supply to Armenia benefit the aggressor country in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, along with threatening security of the entire region.
However, while the arms purchases of Armenia is limited to outdated rather than modern— and is likely to remain relatively small in the foreseeable future than those of Azerbaijan — there is another side that needs attention.
Armenia, probably best known for occupation of Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized territories and attacks to the neighboring countries, is the aggressor side, while Azerbaijan is the country suffering from Armenia’s aggression for over two decades. Therefore, supplying Armenia with weapons can be regarded as the support to aggression rather than balanced policy between the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The arms deals will certainly not help the peace process, said Agnia Grigas, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC.
Grigas, talking to Trend over the issue, stressed that the arms deals with Russia have become the status quo and will not abate until the Kremlin is ready to let go of its efforts to control its so-called ‘near abroad.’
Russia along with the U.S. and France is a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group that acted as the only mediator in resolution of the conflict for over two decades, but still the illegal occupation has been left out of due attention of the international community for years.
Russia, providing Armenia with a loan worth $200 million to buy modern weapons, violates its obligations as an OSCE Minsk Group co-chair and fails to follow the principle of neutrality, which is of upmost importance for fair resolution of the conflict.
Chess: Armenia’s Karen Grigoryan claims victory at second round of Negros Open int’l chess tour
Panorama, Armenia
Oct 13 2017
Armenian GM Karen Grigoryan has claimed a victory at the second round of Negros Open International Chess Championship, which kicked off Wednesday in Philippines.
The Armenian GM won his game against Rolzon Roullo, closely trailing the leaders with 1.5 points. Seven chess players are leading the table with 2 points apiece after two rounds, the Chess Federation of Armenia reported.
Negros Open International Chess Championship features 51 chess players from 6 countries, including 7 GMs and 6 IMs.
Kurdish Referendum: What is the Lowdown?
Asharq Alawsat (The Middle east) Friday Kurdish Referendum: What is the Lowdown? by Amir Tahiri Despite many efforts to stop or postpone it, the Iraqi Kurdistan referendum has become a fait accompli and must be taken into account in shaping future developments, and Masoud Barzani, the man who orchestrated the exercise, must be as pleased as Punch. In contemplating the future, it is important to know exactly what we are talking about. Supporters of the referendum have pinned their flag to two concepts: independence and self-determination. They say Iraqi Kurds want independence. However, like all other Iraqis, Iraqi Kurds already live in a country that is recognized as independent and a full-member of the United Nations. The concept of the quest for independence applies to lands that are part of a foreign empire or turned into "possession" of a colonial power. Legally speaking, at least since 1932, that has not been the case in Iraq. If, Iraq isn't independent, then we must assume that Kak Masoud, rather than being a prominent leader contributing to the development of Iraq's new but fragile democratic process, is a satrap for an unknown empire or an agent for a mysterious colonial power. But Kak Masoud isn't a satrap precisely because his country, Iraq, is independent. Then we come to the concept of self-determination which is recognized as a right under international law. It was first developed in the wake of the First World War and the beak up of the Ottoman and the Austro-Hungarian Empires. The idea was that people in the component parts of those empires should determine their own future, especially by deciding whether or not to form states of their own. The Wilson Doctrine and the so-called Briand-Kellogg Pact (between France and the US) further refined the concept. Later, in the wake of the Second World War the concept was used to provide a legal framework for decolonization as British, French and Dutch Empires broke up. In the past 100 years, thanks to the concept of self-determination, over 120 new independent countries have appeared on the global map. Self-determination was established as the right of all peoples to choose their own governments and pass their own laws rather than be subject to distant foreign rulers and lawmakers. Seen in that light, Iraqi Kurds already enjoy self-determination because they choose their own local and national governments and lawmakers. The first thing to understand is that the recent referendum was about independence and self-determination is bogus, to say the least. Used to hoodwink public opinion could lead to dangerous complications in the future. So, what was the referendum really about? It was about secession which is not the same thing as self-determination or independence. Its organizers want to detach the areas where Kurds form a majority and set up a new separate state. However, while self-determination is universally recognized as a right, secession is not. Secession is an option, not a right. At best, it could be regarded as a desire and, at worst, a folly. But seeking secession, though unlawful in both national and international law, isn't a crime. Also, it has little to do with the degree of democratic development of societies. The United Kingdom is a well-established democracy but still faces secessionism on the part of large number of Scots. There are secessionists in several other democracies: the Quebecois in Canada, the Corsicans in France, the Basques and the Catalans in Spain, the Frisians in Denmark, the Kashmiris in India and even Porto Allergens in Brazil. The important thing is that in all those cases, parties that support secession say so openly, seldom trying to disguise their ambition as a quest for self-determination and independence. So, the first thing that Kak Massoud should do is to stop doing taiqyeh, call a spade a spade, and openly admit that what he is seeking is secession. He should say that his aim is to break up Iraq, which is a multi-ethnic republic, in order to create a mono-ethnic Kurdish state. Interestingly, the word Iraq, which means "lowland", is a geographic term with no ethnic connotations. Iraqi citizenship is a civic concept, transcending ethnic, religious and racial identities. Many countries in the world are named after their majority ethnic component. In our region Turkey is the land of the Turks and Armenia the land of Armenians. All the "stan" countries refer to ethnic majorities there. Beyond the Middle East, all but 12 of the European states are also named after ethnic components: Germany is the land of Germans and Russia the land of Russians. However, none of the Middle Eastern countries that emerged from the break-up of the Ottoman Empire are labeled with ethnic identities. They are known under historic and/or geographic names and regard the presence of various ethnic and/or religious communities within their borders as a given. Even Israel, though a special case for obvious reasons, fits into that pattern if only because 27 per cent of its citizens are not Jews. They are Israelis but not Israelites. The Middle East has been the sphere of multi-ethnic empires for some 25 centuries: Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, Roman, Byzantines, Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottomans etc. So, the Kurdish state that Kak Massoud wishes to create would be the first over 2000 years in the Middle East to claim a purely ethnic identity. Let's give an example of the difference between independence, which is the right of all peoples under foreign colonial or imperial rule, and secession. Morocco and Tunisia were both under the domination of the French Empire in the name of colonial protection. In the 1950s they exercised their right of self-determination and obtained their independence without a minimum of hassle. Algeria, on the other hand, was regarded as two provinces of the French Republic itself, elected its own members of parliament and enjoyed full French citizenship rights. Thus, its demand for independence was regarded as secession and could only be granted with the agreements of the French state, later ratified in a national referendum throughout France. But before that happened, Algerians had to fight a 5-year war, with perhaps half a million dead, and go through a two-year negotiating period. Other states have treated secession in different ways. Canada and the United Kingdom have organized referendums in Quebec and Scotland giving the local populations a chance to reject secession. In Czechoslovakia and between Malaysia and Singapore, secession came through negotiations producing divorce by consent. In the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, secession was organized by Great Britain as the colonial power. South Sudan's secession was ratified by the Khartoum government after 20 years of war and six years of negotiations. The international community recognizes the outcome of any secession only if it is achieved with the consent of the country concerned. Montenegro seceded from Serbia through negotiations and was immediately admitted into the United Nations. Kosovo also seceded but without consent and still remains in a limbo, rejected by the UN and recognized by only a handful of nations. Holding referendums does not automatically bestow legitimacy on secessionist programs. Russia has held referendum in Crimea, which it snatched from Ukraine, and in South Ossetia and Abkhazia which it took from Georgia. However, no other country recognizes those secessions. The reason is that there is no mechanism in domestic or international law to recognize non-consensual secession. The International Court of Justice at The Hague made that clear by refusing to certify Kosovo's independence. In Canada the High Court has ruled against Quebec secession and in France Corsican secessionist demands have been thrown out by courts. In Iraq, the Constitution, drafted with the full and enthusiastic participation of Masoud, excludes unilateral secession in articles 107 and 116 and 13. Finally, secession does not feature in the programs of any of the dozen or so parties active among Kurds who live in Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia and Azerbaijan. So the next step that Masoud must take is to enshrine secession in his party's charter and manifesto for the next Iraqi general election in 2018. If he does that and obtains mandate to seek secession he could then demand that the central government in Baghdad enter into negotiations on the issue of secession. In other words, any attempt at a unilateral declaration of independence could lead only to impasse, a deadly impasse.
Nalbandian, Mammadyarov Meet in New York
From left to right: Andrzej Kasprzyk, Igor Popov, Edward Nalbandian, Elmar Mammadyarov, Stéphane Visconti, Andrew Schofer. (Photo: Foreign Ministry of Armenia)
NEW YORK, New York – On September 23, Armenian and Azerbaijan Foreign Ministers, Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mammadyarov, met in New York with the participation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov, Stéphane Visconti and Andrew Schofer, as well as Andrzej Kasprzyk, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office.
“The main aim of the consultations was to discuss the current situation in the conflict zone, to explore ways to reinvigorate the negotiation process, and to prepare for the upcoming summit between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan,” the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs said in a statement.
The ministers expressed their commitment to work with the Co-Chairs to organize the upcoming summit between the presidents, according to the statement.
It was also agreed that the Co-Chairs will travel to the region in October.
Prior to his meeting with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Nalbandian held separate meetings with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in- Office, as well as the Secretary General of the OSCE on September 23. These meetings took place on the margin of the UN General Assembly.
During his separate meeting, Nalbandian congratulated Schofer on assuming the office, by emphasizing the important mission of the co-chairmanship in achieving the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The sides exchanged views on the necessary steps to create conducive conditions for the advancement of the process of exclusively peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
The sides also discussed issues related to the Nalbandian’s meeting with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister.
In his separate meeting with Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Secretary General of the OSCE, Nalbandian congratulated Greminger on assuming the office and outlined that despite the halting of the activities of the OSCE Yerevan Office due to the veto imposed by Azerbaijan, Armenia is ready to continue the implementation of the OSCE programs in the country.
The interlocutors discussed a wide range of issues related to the cooperation within the OSCE, as well as the ways to solve problems the organization faces.
Lastly, the Armenian Foreign Minister and the OSCE Secretary General exchanged views on the implementation of the proposals presented by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries aimed at the advancement of achieving a peaceful settlement of Karabakh.