TO SETTLE NAGORNO-KARABAKH ISSUE, BASIC CAUSES OF ISSUE ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTS TO SETTLE ITS CONSEQUENCES, ARMENIAN PRESIDENT STATEDNovember 23, 2002 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - To achieve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, it is necessary that all the parties realize and recognize basic reasons of the conflict instead of attempts to overcome its consequences. Armenian President Robert Kocharian stated that speaking at the Council of Euro-Atlantic partnership in Prague. According to him, Yerevan has already showed its adherence to the Paris and Key-West principles. "Had Azerbaijan accepted the proposed settlement, we would have passed the half of the way of the realization of peaceful settlement", the President noted. He thinks, effective regional cooperation and giving up the hostile propaganda could considerably increase potential of the peaceful process. "We are responsible to our people and to the whole world for making steps in order to achieve stabile peace", Armenian President noted. 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 | Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |