Turkey should think before labeling Armenia as "occupant"November 6, 2009 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Karabakh conflict will not be resolved in the near future, said Eduard Sharmazanov, spokesman for ruling Republican Party of Armenia. At that he emphasized that NKR will never be a part of Azerbaijan. "The status of Nagorno Karabakh is a priority for us. And the people of NKR will themselves decide their fate," he said. When commenting on Turkey's statements on so-called "occupied territories of Azerbaijan", Sharmazanov said, "Before labeling Armenia as "occupant", Turkey should keep in mind that it's occupying 37% of Cyprus.» 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 | 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. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |