No breakthrough in talks without Karabakh - expertJune 15, 2011 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No breakthrough is expected in the process of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement unless NKR itself is engaged in it, according to professor Ruben Safrastyan, director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the RA National Academy of Sciences. “There is no sense to expect drastic changes in talks unless Karabakh is involved,” Safrastyan told a press conference in Yerevan. Nevertheless, the expert did not exclude that a certain document on Karabakh is to be signed during the Kazan meeting between Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia. “This document is not intended to mark the end of the process but to enable creation of favorable conditions for continuation of talks,” the expert said. The trilateral meeting is scheduled for June 25 in Kazan, Russia. 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 | 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. |