  Azerbaijan’s only argument is threatening war, expert says March 7, 2011 - 12:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The meeting between the Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan focused on measures to prevent resumption of hostilities, an expert said. “The meeting symbolized the end of the pause that emerged after the OSCE summit in Astana,” Manvel Sargsyan told journalists in Yerevan. He also noted that Azerbaijan set conditions prior to the Sochi meeting, demanding Armenia to accept the revised Madrid principles. “Azerbaijan had exact expectations from the presidential meeting. Apparently, Armenia agreed to a certain settlement scenario, however, it was not discussed in Sochi,” Sargsyan said. According to him, Azerbaijan’s only argument is threatening war. “Under the circumstances, maintenance of status quo is essential,” the expert concluded.   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 |  Topic Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
