  NAGORNO KARABAKH IS READY TO RECEIVE ALL AZERI REFUGEESJanuary 18, 2002 - 23:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Naira Melkumian stated today that official Stepanakert invited all Azeri refugees, who had left their homes in Karabakh, to return and live in the Republic together with its aboriginal population. At the same time she stressed that Artsakh authorities had a right to count on a similar step by Azerbaijan as in their time some half a million Armenians, who had become refugees, had lived there. She considers it quite natural that after signing a peace agreement Karabakh party will insist upon releasing Shahumian region, which is illegally inhabited by Azeris at present.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
