ARMENIA WILL KEEP NAGORNO KARABAKH UNDER ITS CONTROL, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WRITESMay 17, 2001 - 19:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, May 17. /Mediamax/. The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, under domestic and outside pressure, seem nearer than ever to a peace agreement in their territorial dispute. An accord could remove a key peril to Caspian Sea oil development, The Wall Street Journal writes today.According to details leaked from the last two rounds of talks, Armenia would keep Nagorno-Karabakh under its control but withdraw from much of the rest of the occupied territory. It would also keep a corridor linking Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia proper. Azerbaijan would obtain a corridor to an isolated Azerbaijan region called Nakhichevan, The Wall Street Journal says. --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 | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |