  MP: Baku anchors hopes with Armenian emigration  August 18, 2011 - 13:48 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Both Azerbaijan and Turkey hope that they will be able to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in their favor due to the increasing emigration from Armenia, an independent Armenian MP said. “Armenia should keep it mind,” Vardan Khachatryan told a press conference in Yerevan. “With the ongoing blockade, Azerbaijan and Turkey hope to deteriorate the economic situation in Armenia and thus cause great emigration flows.” As to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s refusal to participate in the CIS summit scheduled for early September, Khachatryan said the Azeri leader has unsettled problems, including the public discontent with constant threats to start a war. “Azerbaijan wants to squeeze as much as possible from the talks. However, there are no cases in international practice when the defeated side got what it wanted through negotiations,” the MP added.   4 18.08.11 - Press conference of MP Vardan Khachatryan       The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  Top stories 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 |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
