Heritage calls on Armenian parliamentarians to vote for recognition of NKR independenceSeptember 14, 2010 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For over 2 centuries, NKR has been a “hostage” to its independence, the head of Heritage parliamentary group Stepan Safaryan believes. “The Republic of Artsakh has all the necessary attributes of a state, yet up till now Armenia has failed to recognize its independence. Moreover, NKR was forced out of Karabakh issue negotiations through the efforts of Armenian authorities,” Safaryan stated at the sitting of Armenian National Assembly (RA NA). Condemning Armenian authorities’ argumentation on prematurity of Karabakh independence recognition, the head of Heritage parliamentary group called on RA NA members to vote for recognition of NKR independence 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. |