MP calls for eliminating causes, not consequences of Karabakh conflictJuly 11, 2016 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament vice speaker Eduard Sharmazanov on Monday, July 11 called for eliminating the causes of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, rather than its consequences. According to him, President Serzh Sargsyan conveyed a series of clear messages during the NATO summit in Warsaw. “We are absolutely in favor of peace, I mean long-term peace,” Sharmazanov said. “First, both Armenia and Karabakh seek an exclusively peaceful settlement of the conflict, and we should prepare the society for peace, rather than war. Second, despite [Azeri leader Ilham] Aliyev’s declarations and local media reports, President Sargsyan made it clear that NATO is not the right platform for tackling the Karabakh conflict. So, all the attempts by Azerbaijan to move the issue to other platforms is unacceptable and contradicts the OSCE Minsk Group’s statements.” According to Sharmazanov, the President’s third message calls for the implementation of agreements reached at summits in Vienna and Saint Petersburg. “Azerbaijan must implement the decision to install mechanisms for investigating border incidents and expand the team of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office,” he said. “The President directly pointed out that Armenia doesn’t benefit from the status quo. We believe the people of Karabakh are in charge of forging their destiny, so their right to self-determination must be recognized and respected. We should eliminate not the consequences, but the causes of the conflict." 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |