Armenia rules out ceding Karabakh land to Baku, vows to go to the endSeptember 10, 2016 - 16:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Minister of Defense ruled out the return of any inch of land to Azerbaijan in the wake of the upcoming processes over Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), Tert.am reports. Seyran Ohanyan said that Armenia wants only a peaceful settlement plan from the international mediators’ upcoming meeting in Moscow. Asked to comment on the final outcome of the discussions spearheaded by the OSCE Minsk Group, the Minister replied, “I think the responsibility for our diplomacy lies upon the competent [government] agencies, which are profoundly informed of the negotiation process. We have only one expectation: implementation of our proposal to achieve a peaceful political solution to the Karabakh conflict, relying on a dialogue, mutual agreements, and, last but not least, confidence-building measures.” Addressing rumors on surrendering some lands, Ohanyan stressed the importance of comprehensive decisions stemming from the negotiation process. “In the existing reality when it is so hard to find common ground with the adversary – especially after the four-day war and given the increased provocations – [the mechanisms promoting] confidence-building on the frontline keep being rejected. Without an atmosphere of trust, mutual agreements will be out of the question. Should anything happen to Artsakh or its people, we will fight for every inch of land.” Ohanyan said they have observed no tensions over the recent period, with the recently reached agreements being “more or less respected.” He added that Karabakh’s Defense Army uses no heavy equipment, relying only on preventive measures when necessary. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |