IN HEYDAR ALIYEV'S WORDS, ELECTIONS IN NAGORNO KARABAKH WILL NOT INFLUENCE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ARMENIAN PRESIDENTAugust 13, 2002 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The elections held in Nagorno Karabakh will not tell on the negotiations with Armenian President Robert Kocharian. Azeri leader Heydar Aliyev stated it in Nakhichevan a day before meeting his Armenian counterpart. According to "Zerkalo" Baku newspaper, these elections will not have any impact on the negotiation process on the Karabakh conflict settlement. "Everybody knew beforehand that elections would be held there. And who wins there is their business," - Aliyev 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 | 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. |