Hillary Clinton: use of force in Karabakh conflict settlement unacceptable June 4, 2012 - 21:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Secretary of State said the use of force in Karabakh conflict is unacceptable, urging the conflicting parties to settle the issue through negotiations. As Hillary Clinton told reporters in Yerevan, U.S. supports Karabakh conflict settlement based on Madrid principles, including non-use of force, peoples’ right for self-determination and territorial integrity. The U.S. official also commented on June 4 deadly Azeri subversion on the line of contact, once again noting that the use of force won’t promote conflict settlement. As the Secretary of State noted, she’ll stress the issue at the upcoming meeting with Azeri leader Ilham Aliyev. However, the Secretary of State failed to comment on Armenian reporter’s question concerning a possibility of re-adoption of the amendment to Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act banning U.S. aid to Azerbaijan following Baku provocations at contact line. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |