Baku got into habit to make statements before presidential meetingsNovember 19, 2009 - 20:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani side got into a habit to make statements before presidential meetings to prevent any progress in Karabakh talks, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said when commenting on his Azeri counterpart Aram Azimov's latest statement."According to Azimov, Baku's attempts to get rid of the responsibility for ethnic cleansing and terror against the population of Karabakh are in line with the international law. It's obvious that Baku holds talks to screen its ungrounded propaganda," Mr. Kocharyan said. Earlier, Araz Azimov stated that Azerbaijan "has no intention to go on with futile talks if Armenia doesn't demonstrate constructive approach." 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. |