Ruben Mehrabyan: Karabakh conflict allows Russia to control AzerbaijanJune 8, 2010 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expert of the Armenian Center of Political and International Studies Ruben Mehrabyan said that he would not estimate Russia’s stance in the Karabakh conflict settlement as neutral. Commenting on Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s recent statement that Moscow is not going to substitute for parties to the Karabakh conflict, Mehrabyan said that Russia’s stance in this issue is conditioned by its national interests in the region. Russia is controlling the region through the Karabakh conflict, Mehrabyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He added that the Karabakh conflict is a universal instrument, which allows Russia to control Azerbaijan. According to Mehrabyan, the current status-quo secures stability in the region, and Russia will not shake it. 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 | 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. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. |