Impossible to bring Karabakh back to talks now - expertJuly 4, 2011 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Now it is practically impossible to bring Nagorno Karabakh back to talks due to Azerbaijan’s stand, according to Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan. “This would mean that Azerbaijan is ready for compromise and agreement,” the political analyst told a press conference in Yerevan, adding that Azerbaijan treats negotiations not as means to find a solution to the problem but as a tool of pressure. Iskandaryan noted, however, that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs understand importance of Nagorno Karabakh’s engagement in the negotiation process. “It is clear that Karabakh cannot be a formal party in this process because of Azerbaijan’s position. It is also clear that this conflict cannot be settled without NKR’s participation in talks,” 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 | 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. |