RA President: Armenia never made territorial claims to AzerbaijanApril 24, 2009 - 19:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Since my entering upon position I had 3 meetings with Azeri President Ilham Aliev. I believe a year is enough for us to understand each other's positions and make our judgments. It's time to expedite the process and head towards decision making," RA President Serzh Sargsyan told when interviewed by Russia Today RF TV Channel.According to RA President, the key issue is NKR people's right for self determination. If the issue is solved other issues will soon be settled either. "I'm glad that recently Azeri authorities started speaking of NKR conflict settlement without preconditions, in accordance with international principles. Azeri president, during his meeting with RF president confirmed that the issue should be solved in accordance with international legislation principles. For many years Baku stipulated for either military settlement of NKR issue or conflict settlement in terms of territorial integrity," Serzh Sargsyan noted. According to RA President, Armenia never made territorial claims to Azerbaijan. "Here we have to deal with distorted views, NKR self determination issue being presented as a territorial demand made by Armenia towards Azerbaijan, which is not true," RA President stressed. Head of RA Government reminded that during recent OSCE Foreign Ministers' summit in Helsinki, 3 conflict settlement principles were set forth: territorial integrity, self-determination right and non-use of force. "That means that by following this principle we've made a significant progress," Serzh Sargsyan stated. 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. |