Fire in Karabakh Set by Azeris?June 27, 2006 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the very first day of the PACE session the members of the Azeri delegation spread documents, photos and videos on the fires in the NKR security zone. As head of the RA parliament Tigran Torosian told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, this was a predictable move. "I know that materials of the kind will be spread and had a conversation with NKR parliament speaker Ashot Ghulian. It would be good if the NKR officials comment on the issue, because press reports of igniting bullets with the help of which Azeris set fire to dry glass," Torosian said.According to head of the information and propaganda department at the NKR Defense Ministry, colonel lieutenant Senor Asratyan, these rumors are not confirmed. "The Ministry has not registered any arsons of grass and woods," he said. To note, the Azeri delegation to the PACE has launched collection of signatures among the PACE members. Parliamentarians from Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Canada and some other states have already put signatures to the document. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |