  AZERI PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER INTENDS TO "RETURN" KARABAKH WITHIN FIRST TERMApril 28, 2003 - 22:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Within the first term of my presidency I will "return" Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan," - one of potential candidates for the Azeri president, leader of "Musavat" party Isa Ghambar stated. As reported by "Arminfo" agency referring to "Zerkalo" Baku newspaper, Ghambar noted a state having a powerful army, clear diplomacy and strong economy could decide the issue of "seized land" without difficulty. "After Azerbaijan progresses in all these directions, Armenia will choose the adequate line itself," - he said.  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 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. |
