Karabakh Foreign Minister thanks Aliyev for his "sincerity"August 13, 2022 - 12:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Foreign Minister Davit Babayan on Friday, August 12 thanked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for his "sincerity" in that he never deceived the public about Baku's plans for Artsakh. "Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said yesterday (Thursday - Ed.) in his interview that within Azerbaijan the Armenians living in Karabakh would have neither status, nor independence, nor any special privileges," Babayan said in a statement shared on social media. "First of all, I want to thank Aliyev for his sincerity. Indeed, neither Azerbaijan nor its leadership has ever misled or deceived about their plans for Artsakh. Secondly, indeed, Karabakh will not have anything as part of Azerbaijan, because there will be no Karabagh at all. Moreover, for Artsakh itself, any status within Azerbaijan is unacceptable. How could the Jews have any kind of administrative-territorial status within Nazi Germany?" Aliyev said Thursday that the Armenians of Karabakh "must take the right step, understand that their future is integration with Azerbaijani society." He said that "Armenians of Karabakh will have no status, no independence, and no privileges." Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |