RA MFA: Armenia's ultimate priority is Karabakh status determinationNovember 20, 2007 - 17:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said criticism of lack of progress in Karabakh talks is biased. "This is an extremely subjective assessment. If there is a person who can say something about the talks, it's me, since I am engaged in the process and receive direct instructions from the President," the Minister said in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia."The document at the table bases on the right of Karabakhi people to self-determination via a referendum. I rate it as success. We could not speak of self-determination some 10 years ago because we would be immediately condemned by the international community. Now we do speak openly. Moreover, this principle is fixed in documents. International mediators made it public," he said. The Minister also refuted accusations of dragging out the settlement process. "When the idea of a joint state was proposed and the Key-West process started, we were ready to further develop the document and achieve an agreement. Presently, we approved a document that appeared as result of the Prague process. Armenia's ultimate priority is Karabakh status determination and we will not lower the standard," he said. 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 | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. |