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Armenia, Azerbaijan presidents’ talk slated for October 16 in Switzerland

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YEREVAN. – At the initiative of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group co-chair countries (Russia, US, and France), a meeting will be held between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan on October 16, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned the aforementioned from the Public and Media Relations Department of the Staff of the President of Armenia.

The last time when Presidents Serzh Sargsyan (Armenia) and Ilham Aliyev (Azerbaijan) met was about a year and a half ago in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and Russian President Vladimir Putin also attended this talk.

Armenia’s Sargsyan: Azerbaijan president’s assurances inspire little faith

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Cio9quvVAAAzm8bDuring the Armenian-Azerbaijani meeting, which was held Monday in Vienna, the Armenian side had aimed to find out whether or not the Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks have met an impasse, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan told Armenian journalists on the way back from the Austrian capital city.

“Our objective was to find out whether the negotiations have actually deadlocked and there is no other way but to war, or, nonetheless, we can solve the problem with minimal losses,” the President said.

“Overall, me and my associates are satisfied with the results of the meeting, and we can say more clearly about this when the [respective] statement by the [Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group] Co-Chairs is made,” Sargsyan added. “The president of Azerbaijan assured that his country and he, personally, have no intention to reach the solution of a problem by way of hostilities (…). This is good, but it inspires little faith because there was such talk repeatedly, but in reality, the [respective] arrangement [to cease fire] is not kept for several years, now.

“We [i.e. the Armenian side] are ready for any outcome. [But] of course, it is our wish that this outcome be through peace.”

Armenian, Azerbaijani Presidents meet in Switzterland

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202643President Serzh Sargsyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev met Saturday, December 19 in Bern, Switzerland.

The Presidents’ private talks lasted a little more than an hour, the OSCE Minsk Group U.S. Co-chair James Warlick said in a tweet.

According to Armenian President’s spokesman Vladimir Hakobyan, the meeting was held behind closed doors, with the Co-chairs and Foreign Ministers joining the leaders afterwards.

The two Presidents met against the backdrop of escalation along the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.

Earlier on Saturday, a spokesperson for Armenia’s Defense Ministry, Artsrun Hovhannisyan said the situation was extremely tense on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border at night. Artillery weapons, tanks were used, with several Azerbaijani subversive groups thrown back to their positions, he noted.

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James Warlick’s Twitter
Vladimir Hakobyan’s Twitter

Armenia and Egypt Presidents meet in Moscow

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Armenia and Egypt Presidents

Armenia and Egypt Presidents

Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on working visit to Russia, met with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Moscow on Saturday.

The presidents discussed questions on bilateral cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields, according to Armenian President’s Press Service. During the meeting the presidents underscored the importance of the further development of Armenian-Egypt relations, based on age-long friendship, as well as the necessity to give new impetus to those relations. With regard to the strengthening of bilateral ties, the presidents put special stress to the activation of mutual visits.

Serzh Sargsyan expressed hope that the reforms, initiated by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and aimed at the establishment of stability and development in Egypt, will also create grounds for the development of Armenian-Egypt relations with the former activity and effectiveness.

Egypt’s President expressed confidence that these relations and cooperation will develop more actively than before. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said that his country saw difficult times, and during the last year much had been done in Egypt to reestablish security and stability. He talked about the Armenian community in Egypt with admiration, noting that Armenians were always received brotherly treatment in Egypt.

The presidents emphasized the significant role of the Armenian community in Egypt in  strengthening of friendship between the two countries. In this context, the special role of such persons as the Egyptian Armenian politician Nubar Pasha was underscored.