  Gagik Melikyan: Aliyev should know that distortion of history will have boomerang effect  July 7, 2010 - 13:53 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the South Caucasus was important for the region, member of the Republican Party of Armenia said. “Azerbaijan was displeased with Hillary Clinton’s statements which went contrary to Baku’s interests,” MP Gagik Melikyan told journalists in Yerevan on July 7. “In response, Aliyev again resorted to misinterpretation of history during the opening ceremony of ‘headquarters of Azeri community of Nagorno Karabakh’. Aliyev seems not to understand that distortion of history will have a boomerang effect,” he said. Melikyan also attached importance to Secretary Clinton’s visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial, what can promote the proves of Genocide recognition by the U.S.   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 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. |
