Armenian MP: new war in Karabakh may grow into World War III June 23, 2011 - 12:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The chairman of the Armenian parliamentary standing committee on defense, national security and internal affairs, Hrayr Karapetyan, doesn’t exclude that a new war in Karabakh threatens to grow into the World War III. If no agreement is reached in Kazan, as anticipated by Karapetyan, the Minsk Group co-chair countries should enforce pressure on Azerbaijan, up to sanctions, in order to preclude possibility of hostilities. “Kazan meeting will show that Azerbaijan is not ready for peace and compromise,” the MP said, adding that the international community should also reprove Turkey, which does a disservice to Azerbaijan supporting its military rhetoric. 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. |