Sahakyan: Karabakh conflict may only be settled through legal recognition of NKR June 14, 2011 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azeri politicians' statements suggesting readiness to provide Karabakh autonomy while a part of Azerbaijan are a mere speculation, according to Artsakh Republic President. “Clearly, there's no return to past,” Bako Sahakyan told Military Diplomat magazine. “Karabakh had autonomy during 70 years of Soviet rule, still, everyone's aware how that ended,” he said. Artsakh President ruled out the autonomy scenario, stressing, “the conflict with Azerbaijan may only be settled through legal acknowledgement of independent Nagorno Karabakh Republic on international scale. This is the will of our people, as well as Karabakh authorities,” Artsakh President stressed. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner 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. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. 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”. |