Azerbaijani Foreign Minister keeps making ungrounded statementsJuly 9, 2010 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Instead of speaking of agreements achieved by Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in Saint Petersburg, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov keeps making ungrounded statements, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia said. “Withdrawal of Armenian troops from any territories can’t be discussed unless Azerbaijan withdraws from the occupied territories of NKR,” Shavarsh Kocharyan stated. Mammadryarov said he will “discuss the terms of return of Lachin and Kelbajar during a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Almaty on July 16.” “As to return the other territories, the process will start immediately after signature of a peace agreement,” 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 | 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. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |