Armenian authorities - not prepared for Karabakh conflict settlementJuly 17, 2009 - 21:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Weak authorities like ours can succumb to internal pressures and take improper steps impeding conflict settlement process," member of Republic party's political council Suren Surenyants told a news conference in Yerevan. Ex-Ppresident Levon Ter-Petrosyan held a firm stance on Karabakh conflict but the same doesn't apply to incumbent President whose views contradict one another, the speaker finds. Armenian authorities, according to Surenyants, are not prepared for Karabakh conflict settlement and the consequences deriving thereof. "Authorities implementing open border policy should not build barricades within their boundaries," he said. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |