Blaming Russia for Karabakh conflict unfairFebruary 8, 2008 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I strongly object to the opinion that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict was provoked by Russia with the purpose of exerting pressure on Armenia and Azerbaijan," said Ara Abrahamyan, President of the Union of Armenians of Russia. "We all know that it was conflict of interests from the very beginning. Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh always opposed to being annexed to Azerbaijan," he said."Karabakh never belonged to Azerbaijan. It was defined as a disputable territory by the League of Nations. This conflict has its logic and history. It is unjust to blame Russia for it," Mr Abrahamyan said, Day.az 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |