Stepan Safaryan: Azerbaijan attempts to block NKR re-joining talksDecember 7, 2009 - 22:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of Heritage parliamentary group Stepan Safaryan said that the statement issued by the Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries in Athens on December 1 contains a provision on equality of nations, in addition to the principles of non-use of force, the right of nations to self-determination and territorial integrity. "This provision may be used by Azerbaijan to make NKR participation in talks senseless and equalize the Armenian and Azeri communities of Nagorno Karabakh in rights," he said. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |