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Latest News In Karabagh Peace Negotiations

Yesterday RFE/RL reported that the foreign minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, made a public statement in which he underlined Baku’s stance on the future of Nagorno-Karabagh. Azerbaijan demands that the self-declared republic be returned to their control, 15 years after the cease fire.

Here are excerpts from the article:

Azerbaijan insists on the restoration of its control [...]

Sarkisian and Aliyev To Meet, But Why?

Presidents Serge Sarkisian and Ilham Aliyev

Armenian president Serge Sarkisian is set to meet his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev for the sixth time this year in Munich this weekend.

Their last meeting a month ago in Moldova was considered a failure by Aliyev, and the Azeri side claimed that the Armenians were toughening their stance in [...]

Upcoming Talks on Karabagh Peace Process

President Serge Sarkisian is tentatively scheduled to meet with his counterpart, Ilham Aliyev next week on the sidelines of a summit of former Soviet republics to take place in Chisinau, Moldova. The OSCE Minsk Group met in Yerevan yesterday to form a game plan for the talks it seems, and they’re about to visit Karabagh. [...]

‘Let’s Not Mislead Our People’

Yesterday Former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, who now heads his Civilitas Foundation based in Yerevan, delivered a speech in the Yerevan Hotel about his take on the protocols calling for Turkish-Armenian diplomatic relations. The text is both passionate and straightforward as he explains without mincing words what the consequences will be for Armenia should the [...]

Protocols For Relations Between Armenia and Turkey, Pt. 2

Below is the full text of the second protocol slated to be signed by authorities from Turkey and Armenia in five weeks time. Many of these points seem to be repeated from the first protocol, which I criticized in my previous post. My comments appear in italics.

Protocol on Development of Relations between the Republic of [...]

Protocols For Relations Between Armenia and Turkey

To generate more discussion about the protocols that are meant to normalize relations between Armenian and Turkey, which are to be signed in about five weeks time then ratified by both Turkish and Armenian parliaments, I have taken it upon myself to list the points of the first protocol and criticize each one. The opinions [...]

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