DEPUTY SAYS APPROACHES OF ARMENIAN FM ARE 'DEFEATISM'May 11, 2001 - 19:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, May 11. /Mediamax/. The approaches stated on May 9th by the Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian are a "defeatism", National Assembly Deputy, one of the leaders of "Constitutional Right" Union Hayk Babukhanian says.According to him, any status not securing the independence of Nagorno Karabakh can not be accepted. "Lachin, Kelbajar and those liberated territories that guarantee the security of Armenia and NKR can not be subject for negotiations," he stressed. "In fact, Vardan Oskanian has spoken against the common opinion of parliament reflected in the recent statement of the leaders of all factions and groups. If he does not revise his approaches, his further period of office may become unacceptable," the Deputy said. Vardan Oskanian has used the term "occupied" speaking by the "A1+" TV company on May 9 about the territories controlled by Nagorno Karabakh Republic's defense army. --0-- 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 | Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |