SETTLEMENT WILL NEVER BE ACHIEVED IF NAGORNO KARABAKH'S INTERESTS ARE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNTMay 21, 2001 - 18:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, May 21. /Mediamax/. "Nagorno Karabakh is a major independent factor, and no lasting and real settlement can be achieved without taking into account its interests." Correspondent of Mediamax informs from Stepanakert that Russian co-chair of OSCE Minsk group Nikolay Gribkov, who was in Nagorno Karabakh 19-20 May with his American and French colleagues, said this.Gribkov reminded that during the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OSCE member-countries in Helsinki, 1992, Karabakh was called an interested party, and therefore, "whether others like it or not, Karabakh is a side of the conflict." Answering the question if its was possible that the NKR representatives join the Kocharian-Aliyev dialogue, Gribkov noted that "it will necessarily happen" though he couldn't give a precise timescale. --0-- Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |