Nalbandian: Baku should prepare public for compromiseJanuary 29, 2011 - 11:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The time is not on either side in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenian Foreign Minister said. “As soon as we settle the conflict it will be for the benefit of all sides of conflict. Regarding the talks, I do not quite agree with the view that the sides’ positions have never been closer. Back in 2001 we were close to resolve the conflict during talks in Paris through the mediation of France. At that time, as a co-chair country of the Minsk Group, France was more active, and the sides were very close to a settlement,” Edward Nalbandian said in an interview with Russia Today. “Unfortunately, Heydar Aliyev, the then-President of Azerbaijan rejected the agreements reached in Paris – the so-called Paris Principles which were later committed to paper in Key West. He explained his decision by alleged unreadiness of the Azerbaijani public. But to resolve any conflict, the public opinion should be prepared in advance, not afterwards. The public opinion should not be stirred up, as Azerbaijan is doing at the moment, pouring oil on the fire. It is necessary to prepare public opinion for the settlement, prepare for compromise,” he said. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |