Azerbaijan sitting on mine ready to explode at any moment: militaryFebruary 3, 2016 - 18:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The PACE-adopted resolution on Sarsang Reservoir is the result of incompetent work by the Armenian side, Major-General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan said. On January 26, in a vote of 70-66, the Parliamentary Asembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) disapproved the anti-Armenian report “Escalation of violence in Nagorno Karabakh and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan” prepared by British parliamentarian Robert Walter from the PACE Committee on Political Affairs. PACE, however, adopted another anti-Armenian report, “Inhabitants of Frontier Regions of Azerbaijan are Deliberately Deprived of Water” by Milica Markovic from Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a vote of 98-71. As the military official told a news conference, though 45% of the water flows to Azerbaijani side, members of the Armenian delegation to PACE failed to disprove the report, thereby allowing Azerbaijan to denigrate Armenia in the eyes of the international community. “We need to acknowledge our mistakes and take steps to avoid repeating them,” he said, adding that international experts should be invited to the location to be able “to see the true picture.” According to Ter-Tadevosyan, Azeri authorities use any pretext to distract society’s attention from gruesome political situation in the country – from escalating tension on the contact line to initiating falsified anti-Armenian reports. Ter-Tadevosyan believes that the likelihood of Azerbaijani authorities launching attacks on Karabakh is increasing with every passing day. “However, before taking steps, Azerbaijan should understand that it’s sitting on a mine ready to explode at any moment,” Ter-Tadevosyan stressed, adding that Baku will suffer defeat in the event of active hostilities. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |