Fear has big eyes: Armenia on Azeri claims of chemical weapons’ useMay 11, 2016 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan commented on Azerbaijani allegations, suggesting that the Armenian side has employed chemical weapon against Azerbaijan. “[I have] a few words about white phosphorus: Azerbaijan is in deep confusion,” he said. “But we are quite accustomed to such a behavior. As the proverb goes, fear has big eyes.” Earlier, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry declared its intention to show the attaches of foreign missions the unexploded white phosphorus munitions allegedly found in an Azeri village near the Karabakh line of contact. Related links: 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 | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |