RA President presented Armenia's position of Abkhazia and South OssetiaSeptember 4, 2008 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sarsgyan presented yesterday Armenia's stance on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the RA leader's press office reported. "The reason for not recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia is the same that was in case with Kosovo. Armenia can't recognize independence of these regions due to Nagorno Karabakh problem," the President said. "The purpose of our talks with Azerbaijan is to convince Baku that recognition of Karabakh people's right to self-determination is inevitable. But time is needed for it." "I expect deeper engagement of the entire Armenian diplomatic corps in resolution of the Karabakh conflict. We should bring to the notion of the international community that Nagorno Karabakh's claim to independence is legal and that the war imposed by Azerbaijan was the result of ethnic cleansings that failed thanks to courage of the Armenian people," President Sargsyan said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. 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. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |