Wish to shoot down civilian aircrafts reflects Azerbaijan’s mentality, expert saysMarch 23, 2011 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said that the wish to shoot down civilian aircrafts is rather within Azerbaijan’s mentality. Azerbaijan made attempts to shoot down Armenian aircrafts in 1992 and 1994, Shahnazaryan told a press conference in Yerevan in his comments on Baku’s statements that it “will shoot down aircrafts flying to Stepanakert airport, which is planned to be opened in May 2011.” However, according Shahnazaryan, Azerbaijan’s similar actions were left unpunished. “We should spare no effort so that Azerbaijan understands that any encroachment on Armenia’s citizens will be punished,” the Armenian expert said. Melik-Shahnazaryan hailed the Armenian public’s reaction to Baku’s statements on elimination of Stepanakert-bound aircrafts, saying that the number of people who want to fly from Yerevan to Stepanakert is growing in response to the Azerbaijani threats. “With this, they want to show that not a threat can affect our mentality,” concluded Melik-Shahnazaryan. 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 | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |