Leo Platvoet: Participation of all conflicting parties is necessary to settle Karabakh problemJuly 17, 2007 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - PACE (Parliamentarian Assembly of the Council of Europe) rapporteur on South Caucasus Leo Platvoet says participation of all conflicting parties is necessary in the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. Commenting on presidential elections of NKR, Platvoet said Nagorno Karabakh is not recognized by any country in the world, including even Armenia. Thus, according to the rapporteur, "the President of Karabakh will be an unrecognized figure on the international level". From the other hand, all conflicting parties must be involved in the peaceful solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Platvoet underlined. He said, the elected President of Nagorno Karabakh can play a role in the peaceful solution of the conflict as the leader of the Armenian community of Nagorno Karabakh, "Trend" reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |