  Armenian expert sceptical over France's success in Karabakh settlement  October 14, 2011 - 14:47 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political analyst is sceptical over the ability of France to succeed in Karabakh conflict settlement, suggesting the process will drag on for a long time. As Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, Armenia must populate Artsakh-surrounding liberated territories as soon as possible. “We’ve been delaying the process for 20 years, however, with settlement dragging on, there still time to populate the area,” the expert said. Dwelling on Russia's role in conflict settlement, the expert noted, “with Vladimir Putin elected as President, Moscow will decrease involvement in the process, Russia's foreign policy tending to focus on Ukraine and Afghanistan.”  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. |
