Karabakh comfortable with Azerbaijan's behaviorOctober 20, 2009 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The intention of the Azerbaijani Parliament to discuss the Armenian-Turkish Protocols is rather expected event, because Baku connected the Karabakh conflict with the Armenian-Turkish relations," political scientist David Babayan told in an interview to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, Karabakh is comfortable about that issue. David Babayan also mentioned that Azerbaijan will try to hinder the process of ratification of the Protocols, and expresses its dissatisfaction over the matter, making some steps against Turkey: the removal of Turkish flags, raising gas tariffs. He stated, that Armenia implements a wise policy in the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. Mr. Babayan also noted that the idea of statehood in Armenia is divided into two parts: political and historical-psychological. "For the first time these two vectors are crossing, and we must choose the one that will meet our interests," the political scientist said. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |