  Expert forecasts serious developments in Karabakh settlement November 12, 2011 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The intention of Armenian refugees of Azerbaijan to build a town on liberated territories will increase awareness of refugees’ issues, also giving new impetus to Karabakh conflict settlement, according to deputy director of Caucasus Institute. “Considering that the timing of town building initiative matched the start of works for construction of the second highway through the region of Karvachar, serious developments are to be expected, with Armenian side determined to intensify settlement of territories around the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO),” Analitika.at.ua quoted Sergey Minasyan as saying. On Friday, Nov 11, Yerevan hosted a presentation for construction of a new town of Bagaran on liberated territories, near the border with Iran. The town is meant for a population of 100000 with 20000 jobs to be created and free economic zone formed. Also, Armenian refugees of Azerbaijani SSR, who were forced to leave the Republic in 1988-1991, are planning on formation of a structure to present their interests in international organizations.   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. |
