Armenia, Azerbaijan displeased with OSCE MG mediationMarch 20, 2009 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are dissatisfied about MG OSCE mediation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, which is being prolonged for objective reasons. Yerevan and Baku hold different positions, so the conflict is not likely to be resolved in the near future, the Armenian politologist Yervand Bozoyan told a news conference today. "Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a serious issue and requires much time to be settled. Current negotiations do not allow for a resumption of hostilities in the conflict zone. Today's mediators will be followed by new ones. The conflict will be resolved in our favor only in case we become a strong country, with democracy and human rights as our primary values," the politologist noted. According to Yervand Bozoyan, for successful conflict resolution we have to strengthen pro-Armenian factor in the region. "Karabakh conflict settlement is a major game. To win it, Armenian needs to be developing and stop comparing itself to Azerbaijan. Baku has natural resources, but our strength is human resources, which, if used correctly, could turn Armenia into a strong and developed country," Bozoyan emphasized. 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 | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |