Richard Giragosian: Armenia should be prepared for unexpected warJuly 6, 2010 - 12:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS), Richard Giragosian, said that Armenia should be prepared for unexpected war. “Armenia should be ready for the worst scenario. Azerbaijan will keep testing the patience of the Armenian side,” he told journalists on July 6. “Sudden resumption of hostilities is more dangerous that official declaration of war by Azerbaijan. The situation may go beyond control as result of continuous Azeri provocations,” Giragosian 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |