Expert: Karabakh talks must be based on principle of joint Armenia-NK republicDecember 1, 2011 - 16:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political analyst Armen Aghayan perceives Nagorno Karabakh talks wrong, latter based on independent NKR principle. He noted that the ruling elite at the beginning of 90s disregarded the 1989 declaration by Armenian and NKR Supreme Councils on Karabakh joining Armenia. According to Aghayan the decision was conditioned by fears to lose war with Azerbaijan, and to be viewed as an aggressor. For his part, head of Heritage oppositional Party Parliamentary Group Stepan Safaryan noted that the only solution to Karabakh conflict should be based on Nagorno Karabakh people's right to self-determination. Dwelling on the issue of Artsakh joining Armenia in future Safaryan noted that the question should be resolved by future generations. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |