RPA: Azerbaijan should withdraw its troops from Shahumyan and GetashenMay 18, 2010 - 21:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of the Republican Party of Armenian parliamentary group Eduard Sharmazanov said that the statements of the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem that Armenia should make some territorial concessions in the Karabakh conflict settlement are ridiculous. As for the Azerbaijani President’s statements concerning withdrawal of the Armenian troops from the so-called “occupied” territories, NKR has never been and will never be within Azerbaijan’s composition, Sharmazanov said in the Armenian parliament. “To achieve peace settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan should first of all withdraw its troops from the annexed territories of Shahumyan and Getashen, as well as create conditions for return of Armenian refugees,” he said. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |