Sedrak Achemyan: Had Armenia and NKR united in proper time, there'd be no Karabakh issueAugust 13, 2009 - 19:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Final decision over Karabakh issue should be made by Karabakh itself," Sedrak Ahemyan, Chairman of the Central Board of Social Democratic Hnchak Party (SDHP), told today a seminar devoted to "Armenian-Turkish relations: present and past. "We have not occupied foreign lands, even though Azerbaijan does not recognize it," the expert said, ruling out possibility of any concessions by Armenia."Had Armenia and Karabakh united in proper time, Karabakh issue would have been resolved," SDHP member, noting that Armenia had several times missed good chances for settling NKR conflict. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |