Ashot Ghulyan: I hope Baku will understand that NKR settles all issues independently since 1991May 23, 2010 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NKR National Assembly speaker, leader of the Democratic Party of Artsakh Ashot Ghulyan said he voted for a “more professional parliament”. “The presence of international observers is a positive factor which ensures transparency of the elections,” Mr. Ghulyan told journalists in Stepanakert. “I am hopeful that the assessments given by them will promote international recognition of our republic.” Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter what measures should be taken for the purpose, he said that parliamentary hearings on the problem must be continued. “The NKR National Assembly has established contacts with the parliaments of France, Germany and Russia, as well as with the U.S. Congress. And we are going to expand these ties,” Mr. Ghulyan said. As to statements made by Azeri officials, he said that “it’s high time for Azerbaijan to understand that the Artsakh Republic NKR settles all issues independently since 1991”. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |