  ACNIS: Azeri threats to shoot down Artsakh-bound planes uncalculated April 7, 2011 - 12:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzg Sargsyan’s intention to be the first passenger to land at the Stepanakert newly built airport is a kind of demarche, according to new director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS). “Azerbaijan did not properly calculate its threats to shoot down Artsakh-bound civilian planes. However, these threats made the international community think over the seriousness of the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone,” Manvel Sargsyan told a press conference in Yerevan on April 7. “Witnessing the reaction of Armenia and world powers, Azerbaijan was forced to change tactics and ease tensions,” 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 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. |
