Author: Emil Lazarian

Georgia closes Ergneti checkpoint in response to Russia
By Keti Sikharulidze

The Messenger, Georgia
July 11 2006

In response to Russia’s unscheduled closure of the Zemo-Larsi crossing
on the Georgian-Russian boarder, Georgia has indefinitely closed the
Ergneti checkpoint in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone.

"We cannot let people enter the territory of Georgia via the Roki
tunnel, we have no computers and we will not be able to determine who
is entering our country, everything is at the legal Zemo-Larsi border
crossing. People have only two ways to enter Georgia [from Russia]:
by airport or by the Zemo-Larsi checkpoint," said Zurab Arsoshvili,
the head of the Shida Kartli regional financial police.

The closure of Zemo-Larsi, which is the only legally operating border
crossing between Georgia and Russia, totally paralyzed traffic between
the two states. People then moved across to the Roki tunnel, which is
located in the breakaway region of South Ossetia and not controlled by
the Georgian authorities, leading to loud protests from the government.

"I do not know what to do, we have been standing here more then 24
hours, there are children here and one man who is dying, he needs
medical attention, he is in a critical condition," marshrutka (minibus)
passenger Mediko Kardava told Rustavi-2.

The Georgian side later opened the checkpoint, though before entering
Georgia people were required to undergo a special registration
procedure and document check.

Besides Georgian held up at the checkpoint there were Armenians, who
after the closure of Zemo-Larsi tried to get to Armenian via the Roki
tunnel. "We were robbed on the way to the Ergneti checkpoint, it was
something terrible, but here at the Georgian checkpoint we were well
received," another marshrutka passenger, Nodar Samoev told Rustavi-2.

The checkpoint was closed again after just two hours, though the
local population of the Ergneti gorge were allowed to pass.

The official reason for the closure of Zemo-Larsi was for urgent
repairs to be carried out, but State Minister for Conflict Resolution,
Goga Khaindrava, thinks that closure of Zemo-Larsiwas a deliberate
attempt to make people use the Roki tunnel.

"When the only land boarder is closed, people will try to find another
way, as they also want to live and breathe they will go through Roki
tunnel… this was the reason Zemo-Larsi was closed," Khaindrava told
Mze TV on Monday.

The Foreign Ministry described the action as a provocation, and
demanded the deadline of the completion of the repair works from the
Russian side.

"Georgia has not received any appropriate notification. The Russian
side informed us two hours before the closure of the checkpoint… The
Georgian side assesses this action of the Russian side as a violation
of their responsibilities, and expresses its protest in this regard,"
reads a statement posted on the ministry’s website on July 8.

At 7 o’clock on July 10, Merab Antadze, the deputy foreign minister,
announced that those returning from Russia would be allowed to cross
the Ergneti checkpoint until July 14. He said the checkpoint will be
opened because the travellers "were compelled to break the law by
the Russian government, thus their decision to use the Roki tunnel
was understandable."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Sault man’s soccer passion birthed as a child
BY: Greg Layson

Sault Star (Sault Saint Marie Ontario) Canada
July 11, 2006 Tuesday

Michael Ter-Mikaelian sat high atop the grandstand at Tom Tipton
Field. Unseasonably chilly winds blew his bristly, greying hair in
the on-again, off-again sunshine while he leaned forward hard on his
left knee. His left hand kept his head propped up, pointed toward
the action.

Below, the Sault Civics and London City under-17 girls soccer teams
traded scoring opportunities in the dying moments of a recent scoreless
South Region Soccer League match.

"I need a cigarette, I’m nervous," Ter-Mikaelian said in his still
distinguishable Russian accent. He poked around his shirt pocket and
retrieved his smokes.

He lit up, took a drag and checked his digital watch.

"Come on," Ter-Mikaelian pleaded to the official. "Four minutes of
injury time?"

Ter-Mikaelian leaned back against the bleacher’s iron railing and
watched the match play to a nil-nil draw.

"Even after 90 minutes and with the score 0-0, I still find
it a wonderful game," Ter-Mikaelian said. He loves the game so
unconditionally, so faithfully, that even at 49 and with no children
of his own registered in Sault Youth Soccer Association or Sault
Civics programs, Ter-Mikaelian holds down six official titles.

"I do it because I like it and I like seeing the results," he
explained.

"Most of it is the joy I get when the season starts and I see the
parents and grandparents cheering along the sidelines. I really enjoy
seeing that."

To understand why a married man with a daughter studying at New
York University and a son heading off to the University of Western
Ontario this fall would stay so deeply rooted in the game, you have
to understand the time and place in which Ter-Mikaelian was born
and raised.

Born in 1957 in Armenia, then a republic of the Soviet Union bordering
Turkey and Iran, Ter-Mikaelian only ever knew the game of soccer as
an extracurricular activity.

"It’s hard to explain," he said of his love affair with soccer,
"But the honest answer is I grew up with it. There was basketball,
and boxing was quite big, too, but soccer was far and beyond the
No. 1 sport – that and chess."

Today, Ter-Mikaelian is back in Russia, this time as a visitor to
attend his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. He’s due back in the
Sault next week.

For a short while, Ter-Mikaelian chummed around with two-time world
chess champion Tigran Petrosian, the player who halted legendary
Bobby Fischer’s win streak at 19 games in 1970.

Ter-Mikaelian recalled "celebrations in the streets," when, in 1966,
Petrosian captured his second world title.

At age 16, Ter-Mikaelian moved to Moscow to attend university, where
the six-foot-two Armenian was a goalkeeper, until he tore his ACL
when he slipped on wet grass in 1978.

"When you’re young, you think you’re immortal," Ter-Mikaelian said. "It
hurt, but I never checked it out, mainly because in the Soviet Union
it wasn’t that easy (to see a doctor)."

Or to make ends meet for that matter.

Ter-Mikaelian graduated from university as a research scientist. Almost
immediately, he landed a government job at which he "made a miserable
wage."

Economic hardships that saw inflation soar to 1,200 per cent, coupled
with his job being viewed by many – including his state employer –
as second-rate, forced Ter-Mikaelian to Canada for good in 1992.

"You can tell when people don’t care about what you do, and that
makes it hard to motivate yourself," he said. "You have to have some
satisfaction at your job. People cared most about primary needs,
like where they were going to get food and water. I had to do what
was best for my family."

GRAPHIC: Michael Ter-Mikaelian’s love affair with soccer began in
his native Armenia. Story on Page B1.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESS RELEASE

ARMENPAC, The Armenian-American Political Action Committee
421 E. Airport Freeway, Suite 201
Irving, Texas 75220
Contact: Jason P. Capizzi, Esq.
Tel: (972) 635-5347
E-mail: [email protected]
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ARMENPAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATES IN BUSINESS FORUM SPONSORED
BY NOYAN TAPAN

Irving, TX – Noyan Tapan, a cultural organization devoted to
integrating Armenian immigrants into American society, recently
organized an Armenian Business Forum to promote professional
business relationships among regional Armenian-American
businesspersons. ARMENPAC’s Executive Director Jason Capizzi was
invited to address the attendees of this inaugural networking event,
which was attended by more than 50 entrepreneurs in the New York City
metropolitan area. "I am glad that Noyan Tapan organized this forum
and is working to encourage Armenian-American business relationships,
which will strengthen the Armenian-American community and ultimately
ARMENPAC’s advocacy efforts," said ARMENPAC Executive Director Jason
Capizzi.

The Armenian Business Forum was attended by representatives from a vast
array of industry groups including, but not limited to, law, finance,
consulting, manufacturing, construction, and international commerce.

Speakers at the forum included Souren Israyelyan, Esq., Dinkes
& Schwitzer; Ned Boyajian, RainbowFusion Messaging & Design;
John Megerian, Megerian New & Antique Decorative Rugs; and,
ARMENPAC Executive Director Jason Capizzi, whose remarks focused
on the importance of creating professional relationships between
Armenian-American businesspersons to foster a more successful
Armenian-American community. "By working with each other, you will
be helping other Armenian-Americans succeed financially, which will
in turn, elevate the overall strength and influence of the Armenian
community in this country," said Executive Director Capizzi. A
video clip of Executive Director Capizzi’s remarks can be viewed at

ARM ENPAC demonstrates the importance of networking initiatives,
through its electioneering and lobbying efforts, as well as its
commitment to the pan-Armenian community by working with Noyan
Tapan to directly achieve their common goals. "ARMENPAC has been a
positive and influential force in implementing vital objectives for
the Armenian-American community in national politics, and Noyan Tapan
is ready to assist in mobilizing the Armenian-American community
in support of ARMENPAC and its goals such as voter registration,"
said Noyan Tapan Vice President Tigran Sahakyan.

ARMENPAC intends to lend its expertise and experience in support
of programs that fortify the pan-Armenian-American community, such
as Noyan Tapan’s Armenian Business Forum and the annual pan-Armenian
Genocide Commemoration in New York City. "Building relationships among
each other in support of pan-Armenian initiatives is a simple method in
which all Armenian-Americans can make a positive difference in politics
and business," said ARMENPAC Co-Chairs Annie Totah and Edgar Hagopian.

Noyan Tapan is a non-profit organization that strives to unify
the fragmented clusters of Armenian immigrants from all around
the world living in the Metro New York and East Coast areas of
the United States into an active and vibrant cohesive community;
promote and develop Armenian culture and heritage; actively assist
in the adjustment process of recent immigrants to the United States
by helping them integrate into their new environment; establish close
links and work in a spirit of cooperation and mutual help with other
existing Armenian organizations and Diaspora groups. Noyan Tapan is
currently organizing a second Armenian Business Forum to take place
at the Armenian Diocese in New York City on July 27, 2006.

ARMENPAC is an independent, bipartisan political action committee
established to shape public policy by raising awareness of,
and advocating for, Armenian-American issues. ARMENPAC provides
financial support to federal officeholders, candidates, political
action committees and organizations that actively support issues of
importance to Armenian-Americans. For more information and how to
join ARMENPAC, please call (877) 286-1046 or visit
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Armenian National Committee of America
1711 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 775-1918
Fax: (202) 775-5648
E-mail: [email protected]
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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 11, 2006
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918

SEN. FEINGOLD ADDS VOICE TO GROWING CONGRESSIONAL CALLS FOR ANSWERS
ON AMB. EVANS FIRING

"I remain concerned that the conditions under which his
nomination is taking place – the firing of the previous U.S.
Ambassador to Armenia for apparently speaking honestly about
the Armenian genocide — represents a larger Administrative
effort to silence U.S. officials who acknowledge that acts of
genocide were committed against the Armenians."
– Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI)

WASHINGTON, DC – Concerns continued to grow this week regarding the
circumstances surrounding the firing of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia
John Marshall Evans, as Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI) becomes the
ninth member of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee
to call for clarification of the State Department policy on the
Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA.)

In a written statement submitted as part of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee hearing on Ambassador Designate to Armenia
Richard Hoagland, Sen. Feingold noted that, "I want to express my
deep concern about the Administration’s reluctance to acknowledge
the acts of genocide that were committed against the Armenians
almost a century ago. The Administration’s continued failure to
recognize these tragic events is troubling to me and to those who
share my belief that we should speak honestly about, and insist on
accountability for, past crimes against humanity and genocide."

Amongst specific questions to the Ambassador Designate, Sen.
Feingold asked:

Why was Ambassador Evans removed as Ambassador to Armenia?

What is the Administration’s policy towards acknowledging
the Armenian genocide and what boundaries have been set for
your position as Ambassador to address or speak about the
Armenian genocide?

Do you anticipate that the departure of your predecessor,
Mr. Evans, will harm U.S.-Armenian relations? How do you
plan to respond to those in the Armenian community who are
upset about his departure?

Sen. Feingold’s concerns are shared by half of the influential
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members – including Senators
George Allen (R-VA), Ranking Democrat Joe Biden (D-DE), Barbara
Boxer (D-CA), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Norm Coleman (R-MN),
Christopher Dodd (D-CT), John Kerry (D-MA) and Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
– who must first approve Amb. Evans’ replacement prior to a full
Senate confirmation. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee
delayed action on Ambassador Designate Hoagland, while quickly
voting for the incoming Ambassadors to Switzerland and Ireland, who
were before the Committee the same day as Ambassador Designate
Hoagland.

During the June 28th nomination hearing, Sen. George Allen (R-VA),
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), and Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) pressed the
nominee for an explanation of the State Department’s guidance
regarding the use of the word "genocide" to properly characterize
this crime against humanity. Senators Allen and Coleman peppered
the nominee with numerous questions and expressed frustration as
the Ambassador-Designate avoided giving direct answers to any of
the questions, resorting to the use of euphemisms.

In addition, Representatives George Radanovich (R-CA), Frank
Pallone (D-NJ), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) have
urged Secretary Rice to reconsider the decision to recall Amb.
Evans. Over the past several months, scores of Senate and House
Members have directed questions to State Department officials,
calling for answers surrounding the controversial firing of Amb.
Evans, including 60 Representatives who joined Rep. Edward Markey
(D-MA) in a letter to Secretary Rice, Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
who submitted questions to Assistant Secretary of State Dan Fried,
and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) who submitted questions to Secretary
Rice. Massachusetts Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry also asked
Secretary Rice for clarification on Amb. Evans’ dismissal. The
Administration has either failed to provide responses or provided
responses, which have been largely perfunctory, citing that
Ambassadors serve at the pleasure of the President, but giving no
clear insight into the State Department’s decision to dismiss the
career diplomat after 35 years of distinguished service.

The State Department, with the blessing of the White House, fired
Amb. Evans in response to his February 2005 statements before
American audiences in the United States, during which he properly
characterized the Armenian Genocide as "genocide." Following his
statements, Amb. Evans was forced to issue a statement clarifying
that his references to the Armenian Genocide were his personal
views and did not represent a change in U.S. policy. He
subsequently issued a correction to this statement, replacing a
reference to the genocide with the word "tragedy." The American
Foreign Service Association, which had decided to honor Amb. Evans
with the "Christian A. Herter Award," recognizing creative thinking
and intellectual courage within the Foreign Service, reportedly
rescinded the award following pressure from the State Department in
the days leading up to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan’s visit to Washington, DC to meet with President Bush.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Politicians Large Obstacle for Armenian-Azeri Dialogue

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.07.2006 15:08 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The work on establishment of peace between peoples
should be done by politicians. Public dialogue is necessary –
it is half the success on the way to peace, but just politicians
are the largest obstacle on the way to dialogue between Armenians
and Azeris, Azeri publicist and journalist Alekper Aliyev stated
in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his words,
the anti-Armenian hysteria in Azerbaijan can be explained by Baku
losing the Karabakh war.

"The winner is always condescending – maybe this is why there is no
hysteria in Armenia similar to that in Azerbaijan. We have Leader
TV channel, which is authority leaning, and you can never hear of
xenophobia, anti-Armenian moods or military hysteria on it. However,
there are media, who each day propagate the enemy image," he remarked.

Aliyev also remarked that if politicians want a war, let them fight. In
his words, militant statements of top officials can result in nothing
good. "Leave the peoples alone, stop fearing peoples’ diplomacy. If the
state is afraid of its people, it means it does not trust it. As for
bans for trips to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, the sole structures,
who can prevent me from travelling are the President, MFA and the
Ministry of National Security," he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

KOCHARIAN AWARDS BEST ATHLETIC FAMILIES

Armenpress

YEREVAN, JULY 11, ARMENPRESS: President Robert Kocharian traveled
today to the resort town of Tsakhkadzor for a ceremony of awarding
three Armenian families which were recognized winners of a national
competition called ‘The Best Athletic Family."

The first prize of 500,000 drams (about $1,200) was given to the
Shahbazians family from Yerevan, the second and third prizes of 400,000
and 300,000 drams respectively went to a family from Armavir province
and from Yerevan.

The event was held for the third consecutive time.

This year 86 families from Armenia and one family from Nagorno-Karabakh
competed for the prizes. The youngest participant was a five year-old
girl and the oldest was a 48-year-old man. Both received special
prizes of the president.

After giving the awards Kocharian said the competition is designed
as an event to cement traditional Armenian values and advertise
healthy life-style.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

CHANGE OF STATUS QUO A POSSIBLE PRECONDITION OF WAR

Lragir.am
11 July 06

Sabine Freizer is a representative of an influential but merely a
non-governmental organization and her words should not be accepted as
absolute reality, said Kiro Manoyan, ARF July 11 touching upon the
statement of the representative of the International Crisis Group.
Freizer said fruitless negotiations may cause the war to ignite. Kiro
Manoyan says there is always possibility of war, but it does not
depend on Freizer’s statements.

Political scientist Hmayak Hovanisyan advises not to be that
indifferent towards Sabine Freizer’s statements because the
organization she represents has close relations with the U.S.
Department of State. Hmayak Hovanisyan says they often release
information for the societies through NGOs.

The political scientist thinks that Freizer, in fact, repeats Levon
Ter-Petrosyan’s idea that if the talks stop, the war is inevitable. "I
personally think that these are speculative announcements," said
Hmayak Hovanisyan, saying that an unnecessary change of the status
quo may be a possible precondition of war.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIAN ELECTIONS AND DIASPORAN INVESTORS IN ARMENIA AND KARABAKH

Lragir.am
11 July 06

The nation is again facing a presidential election in Karabakh. For
independent Armenia and Karabakh elections imply immense funds for
some people, for others a new means of bargain votes enabling them
to get privileges. The same is for our Diasporan "compatriots".

In other words, some people give some money during the elections and
in return for it they get land or a company, which is about "to go
broke", and assume certain "obligations", which they never fulfill
or they fulfill from one election to another election.

As a result, people lose a number of important "objects", such as the
sport base of Dzoraghbyur, which was transferred to the new owners
of Ararat Football Club in 2001 by the decision of the government
for 50 years, who assumed sponsorship of the club and reconstruction
of the sport base (including 32 hectares of fertile land and several
thousands of fruit trees), which was privatized in 2004 for only 14
thousand U.S. dollars. It is said that after this deal 400 thousand
U.S. dollars appeared in the pocket of certain people, whereas at
that time this land cost as much as 1.5 million dollars. Anyway,
these people enjoy the protection of the NKR president and prime
minister, acquired supporters, who come from Armenia, and started
"cheating" the first persons of the country. In the same period they
gave a promise to the Ministry of Defense they would buy part of the
building of the Institute of Physics for 12 million dollars and many
other promises, namely 5 hectares of land in the orchards of Dalma,
where a modern watch factory would be built and the production would
be exported, which made the leadership of the state go "silent". After
all, presidential and parliamentary elections are drawing nearer in
Armenia. In the same period these "businessmen-benefactors" enjoying
the protection of the NKR president and prime minister started
privatizing several companies, such as the Karabakh Hotel, which was
reconstructed by Spitak Tnak in 2002. The project was worked out by
Armenian engineers invited from Italy (by the way, the "benefactors"
did not pay them, and these people left Armenia forever). The old
building was pulled down in 2005, before the election, and now they
are allegedly continuing the work of Spital Tnak, but it is not known
by what project.

They bought the only factory of lead in Armenia and Karabakh, the Karin
Factory with 7 quarries, the only sport base and stadium of Karabakh
and many other companies. Besides, they got 2000 hectares of pastures
known as Shrlan, and another 2000 hectares of land in Fizuli to develop
wheat production there. In return for these, several tens of thousand
dollars was paid to the pre-election funds of the president and prime
minister of Karabakh. After this deal the president and prime minister
of Karabakh were hosted by these "patriots" in Switzerland and the
United States, where they went on discussing what else they could buy.

What do we have now? Today we may say that nothing is done in Karabakh
except for a little work on the Karabakh Hotel. The other enterprises
are idle. And most importantly, these people pay tens of thousands of
dollars to slush funds before every election, while people receive
nothing. On the eve of the presidential election they have again
started working on these enterprises to display to people that they
were able to engage investors to reconstruct the country.

Recently President Ghulasyan has personally met with these people and
asked for their support to run a third term, promising it is already
clear what.

VARDAN GABRIELYAN

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

VLADIMIR PRYAKHIN ATTACHES IMPORTANCE TO HOLDING FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS
IN ARMENIA IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS

YEREVAN, JULY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Issues relating to the Electoral Code
and cases of fire in areas near Azerbaijan were the main subjects of
discussion at RA NA Speaker Tigran Torosian’s July 10 meeting with
OSCE Yerevan Office Head, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin.

Congratulating Tigran Torosian on the occasion of being elected as
Parliament Speaker, Vladimir Pryakhin expressed OSCE’s readiness
to provide support in the issue of improving the Electoral Code
attaching importance to holding the forthcoming state elections
in correspondence with the democratic standards in the respect of
Armenia’s future development.

NA Speaker stated that discussions will be held in mid-July for the
purpose of clarifying the parliamentary forces’ positions on the
proposals of OSCE and Venice Commission experts around amendments to
the Electoral Code and the final clarifications will be made in August,
after which in October the Electoral Code will be discussed and adopted
by the National Assembly. For holding the elections in accordance with
the democratic principles the Parliament Speaker attached importance
not only to perfection of the legislation, but also to formation of
a favorable atmosphere between the authorities and the opposition
and to working out machanisms of responsibility. T.Torosian attached
importance to OSCE’s assistance in the respect of expert evaluations
and at the level of unbiassed observation mission expressing the hope
that the elections will be held at a new qualitative level.

In connection with the speculations of Azerbaijani propaganda that
started over a month ago, T.Torosian said that Azerbaijanis spread
misinformation in all directions, including the international
structures, about cases of fire in areas adjoining Nagorno
Karabakh and Azerbaijan. He reminded that on June 15, the NKR
Foreign Ministry applied to the OSCE Office with an expectation to
conduct the respective observation and to clarify the issue, but
no official response was received for the issue to be considered
concluded. V.Pryakhin promised to convey the NA Speaker’s concern to
his chiefs.

They also touched upon the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairmen’s statements
and expectations on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement. It was
mentioned that when pursuing the goal to quickly solve the conflict
exact estimations should be given to the conduct of the sides, in
particular, to the bellicose statements and agitation of hatred of
the Azerbaijani side.

In connection with the possibility of Saint Petersburg meeting
between the two countries’ Presidents T.Torosian said that the
meetings will not give anything new henceforth, as far as there are
no mechanisms that will enable to clarify who declined the agreement
reached beforehand.

As Noyan Tapan was informed from NA Public Relations Department,
issues relating to NA staff within the framework of OSCE programs
were also discussed at the meeting.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Vardan Oskanyan: Armenia and Azerbaijan not holding consultations to bring
positions closer

ArmRadio.am
11.07.2006 16:46

"Currently Yerevan and Baku are not holding any consultations for
bringing close the positions of the parties on the settlement of the
Karabakh conflict," RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan declared
today during the joint press conference with the Lebanse Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants.

RA Foreign Minister did not rile out that the expected visit of the
US Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza to the region could
bring forward some vividness in the peace process.

"It’s difficult to say, however, whether the American side will come
forth with a new initiative," Vardan Oskanyan said.

"WE have declared a number of times that we consider the mediators’
suggestions acceptable. The document is not ideal, but it includes a
correct combination of concessions. We continue to hope that Azerbaijan
will return to the negotiations table to discuss this suggestion of
the mediators," RA Foreign Minister declared.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress