Armenian side refuses to discuss the Karabakh issue with Azerbaijani MPsOctober 22, 2009 - 21:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Karabakh issue was not discussed at the meeting between Armenian and Azerbaijani MPs, Vahan Hovhannisyan , head of the ARF parliamentary faction told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.According to him, the Armenian side refused to discuss this issue without the participation of the Karabakh side. "The meeting was very constructive. Mostly humanitarian issues have been discussed, as well as the possibility of cooperation in various sectors: health and culture, inter-parliamentary collaboration, " Vahan Hovhannisyan said. According to him, Armenia and Azerbaijan are two sovereign states, having besides the Karabakh conflict, many problems to be solved. "Azerbaijan has always insisted that as long as the Karabakh conflict is not resolved, there will be no dialogue between the countries, but we stick to the opposite view," Vahan Hovhannisyan said, adding that the parties will be able to get rid of the artificially created image of the enemy through dialogue. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |