U.N. Draft Resolution on Karabakh Pursues Precise Political AimsSeptember 8, 2006 - 17:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The draft resolution at hand addresses an issue, which we thought had been brought to a close, two weeks ago, through discussions with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Minsk Group Co-chairs and the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's Personal Representative. A decision was taken to send a mission of experts under the OSCE to assess the fires," said Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, Ambassador Armen Martirosyan at the 98th plenary sitting of the U.N. General Assembly's 60th session. "The authorities of Nagorno Karabagh had already accepted this proposal, and Armenia was certainly ready to use its good offices to facilitate such a mission. It was our understanding that Azerbaijan had also agreed. Given all this, it was surprising to see a draft resolution circulating at the UN on this same issue, especially since it called for a parallel mission under the UN auspices. This approach was unacceptable. We considered such a step to be an obstacle to continuing negotiations. And, since it was clearly intended to pursue other political ends, Armenia opposed this motion. However, as a result of our consultations with the Minsk Group Co-chairs, we have come to agreement on a text that simply reiterates support for the OSCE mission. In this regard we would like to welcome the readiness of all the parties to negotiate in the spirit of compromise under the able and very effective mediation of the Minsk Group Co-chairs. Nevertheless, although we support the content of the agreement, we continue to remain opposed to the general idea of this agenda item and a UN resolution under it. That is the reason Armenia dissociates itself from the consensus on this resolution," he said, reported the RA MFA press office. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |