Stepan Safaryan: Hague court verdict legitimates NKR independenceAugust 2, 2010 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of Heritage parliamentary group Stepan Safaryan characterized ICJ ruling- related discussions in Armenia as contradictory; some maintaining Kosovo issue to have a power of precedent, while others stated the opposite. “The important thing is that Hague court regarded declaration of Kosovo independence to be legitimate, thus confirming that the principle of people’s right to self determination does not run counter to international law,” Stepan Safaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. “ICJ ruling on Kosovo independence is a turning point in interpretation and implementation of international law,” Safaryan added. As he pointed out, Hague court ruling arouse Azeri society’s concern. “Despite local authorities’ statements to the contrary, Azeries realize the fact that Hague court verdict legitimates NKR independence, thus putting NKR out of their reach,” he emphasized. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |