Armenia Security Council chief says corridor talks are "fake"December 18, 2021 - 16:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The provision of a "corridor" to Azerbaijan has never been discussed in Armenia, Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan said in an interview with the Voice of America, describing the subject as "fake". The Azerbaijani side has on multiple occasions raised the question about a "corridor" through the southern Armenian province of Syunik that would connect Nakhijevan to the rest of Azerbaijan. The Armenian side, however, has repeatedly denied being involved in negotiations for the provision of a corridor to Azerbaijan, stressing that they have only agreed to unblock transport communications in the region. “[The] Brussels [meeting of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev] confirmed to some extent that there is no such topic. It is not on the negotiating table, but it does affect the negotiation process itself,” he said. Weighing in on the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh, Grigoryan noted that the Armenian authorities consider it important to start discussions on finding ways of a long-term settlement of the issue under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group. When asked whether the problem could be resolved if the well-known principles of the OSCE Minsk Group on territorial integrity and the right to self-determination remain on the agenda, the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council answered in the affirmative, adding that it requires political will. 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. |