Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, in a statement released after his meeting today in Geneva with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the Karabakh conflict, said that the only acceptable resolution of the issue is for Karabakh to remain outside Azerbaijan proper.
The Artsakh Foreign Ministry, in a statement released regarding the meeting today in Geneva between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to discuss a settlement of the Karabakh conflict, stressed the need for the immediate participation of Artsakh in the negotiations process to achieve real progress.
278 people died in traffic related accidents in Armenia in the first nine months of 2017, and another 4,890 were injured.
The Presidents agreed to take measures to intensify the negotiation process and to take additional steps to reduce tensions on the Line of Contact.
OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs and the foreign minister of Armenia and Azerbaijan (Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mammadyarov) are participating in the talks, taking place at the U.N. Office in Geneva.
Former Artsakh Minister of Defense Samvel Babayan, now on trial in a Yerevan court for money laundering and attempting to smuggle a missile launcher into Armenia, never showed up in court today due to a sore throat.
The Youth Orchestra of Armenia will perform Serj Tankian’s Orca Symphony No 1 on October 19, in Yerevan, as part of the 5th International Aram Khachaturian Festival.