NKR youth urges OSCE to recognize Artsakh's right to self-determinationMarch 18, 2011 - 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A peaceful rally is going on in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reports from the ground, demonstrators are holding sheets reading “Artsakh youth says no to interim status for NKR”, “Artsakh youth says no to Madrid Principles”, “Artsakh youth calls on the OSCE to recognize Artsakh's right to self-determination”. Later, the RA Foreign Ministry will host a news conference of OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |