 MP FEARS OF BREAKDOWN OF TALKS BY THE AZERI SIDEMay 17, 2001 - 22:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, May 17. /Mediamax/. Deputy of the Armenian parliament from National-Democratic Union (NDU) faction, Filaret Berikian doesn't exclude that at the stage of minute discussion of the peace agreement on Karabakh, Azerbaijan will frustrate it, leaving the negotiation process.Speaking today at a briefing in Yerevan, Berikian noted that Nagorno Karabakh must either reunite with Armenia, or gain independence. Leader of parliamentary faction "Dashnaktsutyun" Aghvan Vardanian voiced his confidence that if the territories, forming a buffer zone round Nagorno Karabakh, are returned, NKR's security will no longer be secured. --0--   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 |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
