  Kiro Manoyan: ICJ confirmed acknowledgement of NKR independence doesn’t run counter to international law  July 28, 2010 - 15:02 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - International Court of Justice ruling on Kosovo independence is important to Armenia and NKR, confirming that acknowledgement of NKR independence doesn’t run counter to international law, the head of ARFD Hay Dat Bureau Kiro Manoyan stated. As he pointed out at news conference in Yerevan, Artsakh independence was declared in accordance with international law, as well as USSR legislation. Characterising statements on Hague court ruling referring to Kosovo case only as a flaw of judgement, Kiro Manoyan urged to undertake specific steps towards international recognition of NKR independence.   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 |  Topic 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. |
