Lavrov: Conflict can’t be solved without consent of Karabakh peopleNovember 11, 2019 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Without the consent of the people of Nagorno Karabakh, it will not be possible to reach any agreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference with his Armenian counterpart Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on Monday, November 11. Lavrov is on an official visit to Yerevan November 10-11. “It is clear to everyone that without the consent of the people of Karabakh, no agreements can be drawn up. Armenia will simply not sign them,” Lavrov said. “I want to cite what the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, said at our meeting: he reminded his public statement that the final agreements should take into account the interests of Armenia, Karabakh, and Azerbaijan. It's hard to argue with that.” Asked how he sees the solution to the conflict, given that Baku insists on a resolution that only respects Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, Lavrov repeated Pashinyan’s formula that the agreement should take into account the interests of all three parties. “The principles of territorial integrity, self-determination and an exclusively peaceful settlement of disputes are enshrined in all versions of documents that are discussed between the parties,” the Russian foreign policy chief said. “In any case, the final decision must take into account all these principles. Neither Yerevan nor Baku argue with that.” Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |