  Expert: presidential declaration in Sochi shouldn’t be overestimated March 9, 2011 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The declaration signed by the Presidents of Armenia¸ Russia and Azerbaijan in Sochi should not be overestimated, an Armenian expert said. “Similar statements were periodically adopted before,” Caucasus Institute director Alexander Iskandaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. “Signing of another declaration means that the previous ones were not fulfilled. However, it’s worth noting that for the first time since Meindorf, Azerbaijan signed a peace agreement on Karabakh. With this document, Azerbaijan undertakes to return Armenian POWs,” he said.   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 Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
