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Kremlin: Telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Janet Ekmekjian
The Kremlin – President of Russia
June 24 2021

Telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Pressing issues of Russian-Turkish cooperation in various areas were discussed. Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed gratitude for the decision taken by Russia to resume flights to Turkey, as well as for the start of deliveries of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.

The exchange of views on the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh was continued. A positive assessment was given to the work of the Joint Russian-Turkish Centre for Monitoring the Ceasefire and Military Operations. The President of Turkey expressed support for Russia’s efforts to ensure the full implementation of the agreements set in the Statements of the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan from November 9, 2020, and January 11, 2021. A mutual willingness to continue coordination was reaffirmed, including in the interests of economic development and rebuilding the region's transport infrastructure.

When reviewing the settlement in Syria, the importance was emphasised of cooperation between the Russian and Turkish militaries aimed at preventing the escalation of tensions in Idlib and in northeastern Syria and fighting the remaining terrorist groups in these regions.

Vladimir Putin also shared his impressions of his recent talks with US President Joseph Biden in Geneva.

It was agreed to continue personal communication and joint work at other levels.

Azerbaijani press: Aliyev: Baku-Yerevan agreement prerequisite to regional peace [UPDATE]

Janet Ekmekjian
17:07 (UTC+04:00)
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By Vafa Ismayilova

President Ilham Aliyev has said that the Azerbaijani-Armenian peace agreement is a prerequisite to peace in the South Caucasus region, Azertag reported on June 25.

He made the remarks in Baku on June 25 at a meeting with the Romanian, Austrian, Lithuanian foreign ministers and an EU delegation, who are on a visit to Azerbaijan mandated by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Josep Borrel.

“If we do not have a peace agreement with Armenia, it means that there is no peace. There is no peace not only between the two countries but also in the South Caucasus. We need peace and sustainable development, forecasting, zero war risk, we do not need war. We did not need a war before,” Aliyev said.

Touching on the fact that the visit is dedicated to the current post-conflict situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the head of state noted that the main fundamental approaches to the post-conflict situation will be developed and that the country’s position is very clear in this context.

“I have repeatedly said that we want to move from a post-conflict situation to peaceful development and cooperation in the South Caucasus. Unfortunately, we have never heard anything like this from the Armenian government. The Armenian government is ignoring any of our statements about starting negotiations on a peace agreement with Armenia,” he added.

Aliyev underlined that the pre-election situation in Armenia could possibly be unsuitable for making statements about the aforesaid.

“But now, after the elections in Armenia, we hope for a positive response. Of course, I think that this issue will be discussed during your contacts in Armenia,” he added.

The president noted that Azerbaijan and the EU could actively cooperate in ensuring peace and reconciliation in the region.

“I am glad that the EU is demonstrating its involvement in regional issues, and your visit is a clear indication of this. We appreciate any participation in the South Caucasus that serves the cause of peace, reconciliation, development, and cooperation,” Aliyev said.

The head of state stressed that Azerbaijan has always been committed to the peaceful settlement of the conflict with Armenia, and the fact that Baku has been in the negotiation process for 28 years since the establishment of the Minsk Group is a clear sign of this.

He underlined that he had been taking part in talks since 2003 with three Armenian leaders and said that after these meaningless negotiations which lasted for many years, Azerbaijan clearly realized that Armenia does not want peace.

“They wanted to keep the status quo unchanged. They wanted to keep our lands under occupation forever, and their participation in the talks was a kind of imitation of the negotiation process,” Aliyev said.

The president said that Armenia tried to confuse the international community and European organizations claiming that they “want a solution, but Azerbaijan is not constructive”.

Aliyev said that the Armenian government, which had taken many provocative steps to incite the war, was responsible for the escalation in the region and that there is a lot of evidence supporting his position.

“We are currently in a state of post-conflict development. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been resolved. There is nothing to negotiate in this regard. The trilateral declaration, signed on November 10, is not just a ceasefire agreement, as some international politicians have tried to present. Anyone looking at this document will see that it is not only about the ceasefire, but also about many other issues. We need to think about the post-conflict situation,” he said.

Aliyev reiterated that Azerbaijan is ready to move forward and contribute to regional stability. Aliyev thanked for the visit and added that after the delegation’s regional visit, Azerbaijan will definitely contact them through its embassy in Brussels and the Foreign Ministry to discuss future plans.

Romanian Foreign Minister  Bogdan Aurescu said that the EU aims to increase efforts to work more closely with the region.

“The purpose of our presence here is to send a strong message of support for the stability and security of the region, as you said, to consider the kind of support that can be given for a comprehensive solution to all issues ahead for the post-conflict period,” he said.

The Romanian minister stressed that Azerbaijan has an important role for the European Union and that it is a strategic energy partner. He described Azerbaijan as the EU's largest trading partner in the region.

“For us, Azerbaijan is of great importance for the stability and prosperity of the South Caucasus. We appreciate Azerbaijan as an example of tolerance, multiculturalism, and interreligious dialogue. I know that during your presidency you have done a lot to achieve all this,” he added.

Is Pashinyan’s Victory the Best Case Scenario For Moscow?

Janet Ekmekjian
The National Interest

Though it was intended to be a referendum on Pashinyan and the outcome of the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the election to some extent became a referendum on his opponent.

by Mark Episkopos

Armenia’s Civil Contract party scored a landslide victory at the 2021 parliamentary elections last week, securing the votes needed to preserve their ruling majority. The snap elections, called by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, were seen as a referendum on the outcome of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. The conflict was widely interpreted as a defeat for Armenia, sparking mass protests over the Pashinyan administration’s handling of the war effort and the subsequent peace negotiations. Pashinyan described the November 9 armistice agreement, which involved large territorial transfers from the breakaway, Armenian-backed Republic of Artsakh back to Azerbaijan, as a “painful” necessity:  “This is not a victory, but there is no defeat until you consider yourself defeated. We will never consider ourselves defeated and this shall become a new start of an era of our national unity and rebirth.”

It appeared from the election results that a large portion of the Armenian population accepted Pashinyan’s assessment, but the full picture is more complicated. Despite several waves of popular demonstrations by the Prime Minister’s supporters and detractors in the months leading up to the elections, voter turnout did not exceed forty-nine percent. This is not as unequivocal a mandate as Pashinyan may have wanted, especially at a time of crippling polarization in Armenian politics. The opposing “Armenia Alliance,” founded and led by former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, still has not fully conceded defeat as of the time of writing, promising instead to publish evidence of widespread electoral misconduct. But observers from the United States, Russia, the European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have all accepted the election results, which put the Civil Contract party at 53.96% against the Armenia Alliance’s 21.06%.

Though it was intended to be a referendum on Pashinyan and the outcome of the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the election to some extent became a referendum on his opponent. Kocharyan was widely accused of corruption throughout his presidency from 1998 to 2008. In 2018, he was charged over his alleged involvement in the 2008 election crackdown that led to hundreds of injuries and the deaths of eight protesters at the hands of the police. He was released on bail and proceeded to relaunch his political career as a leading opposition voice against the Pashinyan government. The charges against him were dropped by Armenia’s Constitutional Court in March 2021, but Kocharyan remains linked in Armenian political discourse with a kind of heavy-handed, “criminal-oligarchic” governing style that many in the country would prefer to leave behind. There is yet to be a comprehensive post-mortem of what went wrong for the opposition bloc, but Kocharyan’s political baggage was quite possibly a contributing factor to Pashinyan’s blowout victory.

Then there are the foreign policy implications of Pashinyan’s victory. A long-time friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kocharyan brandishes all the credentials of a consistently pro-Russian politician. Earlier this year, Kocharyan called for a deeper, “full-fledged modern integration” with Russia. By stark contrast, Pashinyan has routinely been accused by commentators and politicians in Moscow of harboring anti-Russian views. “If we leave [Pashinyan] in power in Armenia,” said well-known Russian political scientist and politician Sergei Kurginyan, “this man will destroy everything we have achieved there . . . to leave Pashinyan in power is to cede Armenia to NATO.” A significant subset of Russian commentators seemingly still cannot forgive Pashinyan for coming to power via the 2018 color revolution against the government of Kocharyan ally Serzh Sargsyan. Pashinyan was one of the leaders of the “Way Out Alliance,” a liberal faction that favored European integration at the expense of deeper ties with Russia. As Prime Minister, he was accused of staffing his government with pro-western officials as part of a long-term plan to transform Armenia into an anti-Russian outpost in the Caucasus; Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev went as far as to accuse Pashinyan of being a “product” of billionaire investor George Soros.

But, in spite of the inflammatory charges being leveled against him, Pashinyan has yet to take even a single meaningful foreign policy step against Russia. From his first day in office, Pashinyan has sought to reassure the Kremlin that he is not looking to fundamentally alter the pro-Russian course taken by Kocharyan and Sargsyan. Not only has Pashinyan done nothing to reduce Russia’s considerable military presence in Armenia, but his government has signaled their openness to expanding the Russian military base in Armenia’s western region of Gyumri. “The issue of expanding and strengthening the Russian military base on the territory of the Republic of Armenia has also been on the agenda,” Armenian Minister of Defense Vagharshak Harutyunyan told reporters. Pashinyan even went as far as dispatching a small military contingent in 2018 to support Russia’s ongoing military mission in Syria. Russia continues to provide ninety percent of Armenia’s military equipment, with Pashinyan reiterating earlier this month that Russia is Armenia’s “main partner” on security matters and that there is no alternative to Armenia’s continued membership in the Russian-led military alliance known as the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

Despite widespread disdain for Pashinyan among Russian elites, the Kremlin has done nothing to put its thumb on the scale of Armenia’s elections— least of all in Robert Kocharyan’s favor. If anything, the Kremlin may very well have concluded that Kocharyan’s victory could spawn more problems than it solves. Kocharyan’s promise to leverage his ties with Putin to tweak the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process in Armenia’s favor is a major liability for Moscow, which has no desire to renegotiate the fragile armistice agreement signed in late 2020. To the extent that Moscow wants to see an Armenian government that will uphold the agreement as it is currently written, Pashinyan— who is one of its three original signatories, along with Aliev and Putin— seems a safer bet.

Far from the Soros-NATO stooge that his Armenian, Russian, and Azerbaijani critics make him out to be, Pashinyan has established himself as a reliable, if not amenable, partner to Moscow. “I still see the Russian government preferring to see a Pashinyan government in power,” said Richard Giragosian, head of the Yerevan think tank Regional Studies Center, as reported by Eurasianet. “In many ways, Pashinyan has become a trophy for Putin: a legitimate, democratically elected leader well under Russian subordination and control. The opposite of [Belarusian President Aleskandr] Lukashenko.”

18th-century Armenian church damaged in Turkey, Garo Paylan alarms

Janet Ekmekjian

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YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS. The treasury hunters in historical Armenian settlements in Turkey have damaged the 18th-century St. Toros Armenian Church in Kayseri, ethnic Armenian lawmaker of the Turkish Parliament Garo Paylan said on social media.

Paylan sent an inquiry to the parliament addressing the Turkish minister of culture and tourism over the two-meter hall that appeared inside the Church.

He stated that the old Armenian Church, which is one of the key historical and cultural structures of that region, has become today a target of vandals.

In this respect he asked the minister why the Church is not protected, why the persons who damaged it are not being investigated. He also asked the government why it stays silent over such actions against the cultural heritage belonging to Christians. In the letter Paylan was also interested whether the ministry is going to renovate the Church or not.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Supports Armenian Teacher Development Programme in Lebanon

Janet Ekmekjian 

PRESS RELEASE
Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Avenida de 
Berna 45-A, 1067-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Contact: Vera Cunha
Telf: (+351) 21 782 3658
Web: gulbenkian.pt

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ԳԱԼՈՒՍՏ ԿԻՒԼՊԷՆԿԵԱՆ ՀԻՄՆԱՐԿՈՒԹԻՒՆԸ ՆԵՑՈՒԿ ԿԸ ԿԱՆԳՆԻ ԼԻԲԱՆԱՆԻ ՄԷՋ ՈՒՍՈՒՑԻՉՆԵՐՈՒ 
ՎԵՐԱՈՐԱԿԱՒՈՐՄԱՆ ԾՐԱԳՐԻՆ
Գալուստ Կիւլպէնկեան Հիմնարկութեան հայկական բաժանմունքը Լիբանանի մէջ ուսուցչական 
վերաորակաւորման նոր ծրագիր մը նախաձեռնած է։ Լիբանանի Ամերիկեան Համալսարանին 
(LAU) հետ գործակցաբար, Հիմնարկութիւնը նեցուկ կը կանգնի հայկական դպրոցներուն մէջ 
հայերէնով դասաւանդող ուսուցիչներու յատկացուած վերաորակաւորման ծրագրին։ 
2019-ին Հիմնարկութիւնը Լիբանանի համար նախատեսուած համընդհանուր ռազմավարութիւն մը 
մշակած էր, կիզակէտ ունենալով՝ դպրոցները, դաստիարակչական զարգացումը եւ հայերէնի 
ամրապնդումը։ Այդ ռազմավարութեան կարեւոր բաղադրիչներէն մէկն է ուսուցիչներու 
ուղղուած յատուկ ծրագրի մը անհրաժեշտութիւնը, քաջալերելու համար նորարար 
մանկավարժական մօտեցումներն ու քննադատական մտածողութիւնը։
Յայտագիրը պատրաստուած է Լիբանանի Ամերիկեան Համալսարանի կրթական բաժանմունքին 
կողմէ եւ պիտի ընդգրկէ երկու տարուան վրայ երկարող դասընթացք մը, տեսական եւ 
գործնական բաղադրիչներով։ Դասաւանդուելիք նիւթերէն կարելի է նշել հետեւեալները՝ 
դասաւանդման եղանակներ, մանկավարժական տեսաբանութիւն, մանկական հոգեբանութիւն, 
յատուկ կրթութիւն եւ ուսումնառութեան ընթացքի գնահատում։ Ծրագիրը նաեւ կը բովանդակէ 
ծաւալուն կիրառական բաժին մը, որ պիտի քաջալերէ ուսուցիչները, որպէսզի իրենց 
նորայայտ գիտութիւնը կիրարկեն դասարաններէն ներս։
«Ուսուցիչներուն կատարած հերոսական աշխատանքը չի բաւեր գովաբանել», կ՚ըսէ Ռազմիկ 
Փանոսեան, Հայկական բաժանմունքի տնօրէնը։ «Պէտք է իրենց անհրաժեշտ հմտութիւն եւ 
մանկավարժական գիտելիքներ հայթայթել, որպէսզի իրենց կարգին ներգրաւեն աշակերտները՝ 
քայլ պահելով 21-րդ դարու մանկավարժական պարտադրանքներուն հետ»։ Ու կ՚աւելցնէ. 
«Լիբանանի Ամերիկեան Համալսարանի ծրագիրը վճռական քայլ մըն է այդ ուղղութեամբ։ 
Գալիք սերունդներուն հայերէն դասաւանդելու իրենց կարողութիւնը զարգացնելով, 
ուսուցիչները պիտի քաջալերեն աշակերտները, որպէսզի արեւմտահայերէնով մտածեն, 
հաղորդակցին, յայտնաբերեն իրենց տաղանդը ու ստեղծագործեն»։
Վերաորակաւորման ծրագիրը պիտի սկսի 2021-ի աշնան։ Պիտի ըլլայ անվճար, բայց 
նախատեսուած մասնակիցներու թիւը սահմանափակ է։ Հետաքրքրուող ուսուցիչները պէտք է 
դիմեն ուղղակի Լիբանանի Ամերիկեան Համալսարանին։ Ընթացքը յաջողութեամբ աւարտողները 
համալսարանէն պիտի ստանան համապատասխան վկայական մը։
Դասընթացքի աւարտին, ուսուցիչներուն ուղղուած գրքոյկ մը պիտի հրատարակուի, հայերէն 
եւ անգլերէն լեզուներով։
Ուսուցիչներու վերաորակաւորման այս ծրագիրը Լիբանանի մէջ Գալուստ Կիւլպէնկեան 
Հիմնարկութեան ներդրումին գլխաւոր բաղադրիչներէն մէկն է, այլ նախաձեռնութիւններու 
կողքին։ Հիմնարկութիւնը նաեւ տրամադրած է նիւթական նպաստ եւ համակարգչային 
գործիքներ՝ ուղղակի դպրոցներուն, հայերէնով նորարար մշակոյթ քաջալերող մրցանակներ, 
մարդասիրական օժանդակութիւն, յատուկ կրթութեան ուղղուած օգնութիւն, համալսարանական 
կրթաթոշակներ, մանկավարժական կամ լեզուական զանազան նախաձեռնութիւններու 
յատկացումներ։

Այս ծրագիրին եւ այլ նախաձեռնութիւններու մասին յաւելեալ տեղեկութիւններու համար 
այցելել այս կայքէջը 
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  եւ անդամագրուիլ մեր լրատուին։

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 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Supports Armenian Teacher Development Programme 
in Lebanon

The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has 
initiated a new teacher development programme in Lebanon. Partnering with the 
Department of Education at the Lebanese American University (LAU), the 
Foundation is supporting the custom-made In-Service Teacher Development 
Programme for teachers in Armenian schools who instruct in the Armenian 
language. 

The Foundation developed in 2019 a comprehensive strategy specifically for 
Lebanon, focussing on schools, educational programmes and the Armenian language. 
One of the important elements of the strategy is the need for a targeted 
programme for teachers to encourage innovative educational approaches and 
promote critical thinking.

Designed and to be delivered by LAU’s Department of Education, this innovative 
programme is a two-year course that will incorporate theoretical and practical 
components. Topics will include curriculum and instructional design, educational 
theories, child psychology, special education and assessment of student 
learning. A strong practical segment will encourage teachers to apply the 
knowledge and skills developed during the coursework within the contexts of 
their classrooms. 

“We must go beyond praising the heroic work of teachers; we must provide them 
with the necessary tools, the pedagogical knowledge and the skills needed to 
engage with students in the 21st century,” said Razmik Panossian, the Director 
of the Armenian Communities Department. He added, “The LAU programme is a 
crucial step in this direction. By developing further expertise in the 
transmission of the Armenian language to future generations, teachers will 
enable students to think, communicate, discover and create in Western Armenian.”

The development programme will start in the fall semester of 2021. It will be 
free of charge, but with a limited number of places. Interested teachers must 
submit an application directly to the LAU. Participants will receive a 
certificate from LAU after successfully completing the programme. At the 
conclusion of the project, a teaching manual will also be published, in Armenian 
and in English.

The In-Service Teacher Development Programme at the LAU is a major component of 
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s engagement with the Armenian community in 
Lebanon. Other initiatives include direct school support and the provision of IT 
equipment, grants for creative culture in Armenian, humanitarian aid, support to 
special education, university scholarships and funding for various other 
education or language related initiatives.

For more information about this programme and other initiatives visit the 
website 

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EU, MEP Kaljurand thank Georgia for facilitating the release of 15 Armenian war prisoners by Azerbaijan

Janet Ekmekjian
Agenda, Georgia
June 14 2021
                                               

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The European Union (EU) and MEP Marina Kaljurand have thanked Georgia for its facilitation efforts to release 15 Armenian citizens who were captured last year by Azerbaijan during hostilities over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated on June 12 that the Armenian citizens were released through his involvement and that of the US. 

  • US grateful to the Georgian gov’t for its ‘vital role’ facilitating discussions between Armenia, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan says that the detainees were released in exchange for maps with the locations of 97,000 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines in the Aghdam region. 

The EU says that ‘these are important humanitarian and confidence building gestures by Baku and Yerevan that will hopefully open the path for further cooperation between the sides and the ultimate release of all Armenian detainees, as well as the handing over of all available maps of mined areas to avoid further civilian casualties.’ 

The EU has urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to continue cooperation.

Fighting broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia in September 2020 over Nagorno-Karabakh which claimed around 6,000 lives over six weeks.

The war ended in November with a Russian-brokered ceasefire agreement under which Yerevan ceded swathes of territory it had controlled for decades.

Many of Nikol team members realize their defeat – Armenia bloc member

Janet Ekmekjian
Aysor, Armenia
June 14 2021

Many of Nikol’s team members realize that they have lost and only 6 days have remained.

“Only one person has not realized it as his feet are cut from reality. No Psychiatric hospital will help him. His condition is irreversible,” Hakobyan said.

Addressing to the residents of Etchmiadzin, he urged them to give the vote of trust to their bloc as they clearly know what they do.

Hye Hope’s, Inc Press Release – 2nd School Session Successfully Completed in Kapan

Janet Ekmekjian

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Dear Editor,

Attached please find a press release from Hye Hopes, Inc. detailing the organization's recent remote learning project in Kapan in the Syunik Region in Armenia. Also attached are pictures of Hye Hopes, Inc. founder Mr. Greg Krikorian's recent trip to the region to deliver computer equipment and to meet with the school personnel and children from the schools supported by the organization.  If you would like to request an interview with the founder, Mr. Greg Krikorian, kindly send an email to info@.
Best regards,
Taline Kedjidjian

Communications Director

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Instagram: @hyehopes
Facebook: @hyehopesforeducation


2021 06-14 Phase 1 & 2 Press Release.pdf

Ex-President Says Armenia Must Have Own Drones, Develop Electronic Warfare Systems

Janet Ekmekjian
Sputnik
June 15 2021
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YEREVAN (Sputnik) – The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh must have shown to Armenia the importance of possessing its own fleet of drones and means of electronic warfare, former President Robert Kocharyan said.

"Drones were instrumental in our defeat in the war. In all other respects, we were on a par with the enemy. This means that we need to have our own drone aviation and, perhaps even more importantly, anti-drone equipment, meaning electronic warfare systems," Kocharyan said.

Experts consider Azerbaijan's success as largely owing to military drones provided to it by allied Turkey.

The 44-day conflict ended with a Russia-brokered trilateral declaration of ceasefire on 10 November. Russian peacekeepers were deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh to monitor the truce.

On 20 June, Armenia will hold a general election where Kocharyan will be running as a candidate from the opposition. The snap vote was a result of an internal political crisis that was triggered by significant territorial concessions to Azerbaijan in the armed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh last fall.

Armenpress: Lavrov, OSCE Secretary-General to discuss situation over Nagorno Karabakh

Janet Ekmekjian

Lavrov, OSCE Secretary-General to discuss situation over Nagorno Karabakh

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YEREVAN, JUNE 17, ARMENPRESS.  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will discuss the situation over Nagorno Karabakh in Moscow, ARMENPRESS reports official representative of the Russian MFA Maria Zakharova said in a briefing.

Zakharova informed OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid will visit Moscow on June 21 and will meet with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov. Schmid will attend 9th International Security Conference.  

According to Zakharova, the agenda of Lavrov, Schmid talks includes a wide range of issues of ongoing OSCE work in three areas of security: military-political, economic-environmental, human rights. She added that the sides will also discuss the situation over Nagorno Karabakh.