The meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents in Vienna, organized by the head of the Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Minsk Group is expected on Monday evening. This follows from the statements by the representative of the European Union Federiki Mogernini and messages from the Russian and American media about the meeting in the morning between Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry. They will discuss the Syrian problem and issues arising from it, and then clarify the position on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. In the evening, Lavrov, Kerry and Foreign Minister of France, Jean-Marc Eyraud will hold a special meeting with the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia. Official Baku has not made any comments. It is not reported even if Ilham Aliyev has left for Vienna, although the head of Armenia is already there since the morning. According to observers, the main topic will be discussed behind closed doors, to solve the application of the phased version of the settlement, as well as possible ways to determine the status of Karabakh. On today's results will largely depend on how events will go on in Karabakh. Experts believe unlikely that Yerevan will agreed on a phased settlement, providing for the release of at least five regions around Karabakh. And if it is not possible to convince Sargsyan in Vienna, we should expect another escalation on the front. Everything will depend on the positions of Moscow and Washington, rather on whether they will be able to offer Sargsyan conditions which he could not refuse. -02В-
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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