JUNE 25, 2016 Mirror-SpeTHE ARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXVI, NO. 49, Issue 4443 $ 2.00 NEWS The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 INBRIEF Mirror-Spectator Progress Reported in NKR Mediation Talks Annual Summer Break The Armenian Mirror-Spectator will close for two ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Combined Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev as well as Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk weeks in July, for its annual summer vacation Sources) — Foreign Minister Edward their foreign ministers will continue to Group observers periodically deployed in break. The last issue before vacation will be that of Nalbandian has described as “quite useful” meet on a regular basis in the months the conflict zone with the aim of prevent- July 2, while the first issue after the break will be the latest meeting of Armenia’s and ahead. ing ceasefire violations there. that of July 23. Azerbaijan’s presidents, saying that it might Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar The expansion of the OSCE’s small The office will close on Friday, July 1, and reopen help to break the deadlock in the Nagorno- Mammadyarov similarly described the talks observer mission for Karabagh is one of the on Monday, July 18. All press releases or calendar Karabagh peace process. as “constructive” and “positive.” confidence-building measures advocated by items can be sent to
[email protected]. Russia, the United States and France. The three mediating powers also want the see MEDIATION, page 5 Turkish Justice Ministry Rejects Sis Turekian Mixes Science, Return Discussions Diplomacy for State ISTANBUL (Armenpress) — The Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia says the Ministry of Justice of Turkey has rejected discussing the By Florence Avakian demand for the return of the Catholicosate of Sis.