Marat Hakobyan: Baku is trying not to notice evident thingsJuly 28, 2010 - 13:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of Ukrainian Analitika.at.ua Internet publication Marat Hakobyan said that the chaotic statements of Baku with respect to the Hague court’s ruling indicate that Azerbaijan is not ready for such developments, despite evident predictability of a similar ruling by the International Court of Justice. “Azerbaijan persistently does not notice evident things in the region for many years. It seems that a virtual perception has actually found lodgment in minds of Azerbaijani officials and experts. Any sobering event, which is directly related to Karabakh, surprises Baku, and it starts making contradictory statements” Hakobyan told PanARMENIAN.Net On July 22, the International Court of Justice said that Kosovo's unilateral secession from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law. Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno Karabakh and Transdniestria require recognition of their independence by the international community, making reference also to the Kosovo precedent. The first two ones are recognized by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and the Republic of Nauru, as well as unrecognized Nagorno Karabakh and Transdniestria. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |