Expert: Azerbaijan’s military treaty with Israel affects ArmeniaMarch 2, 2012 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia should be on the alert; Azerbaijan signed a military treaty with Israel, and this affects Armenia both directly and indirectly, political scientist Sergey Shakaryants said. “No matter what this weapon targets, Iran or the national minorities in Azerbaijan. We have no guarantees that this weapon will not aim Armenia tomorrow,” he told a press conference in Yerevan. “We are missing one important thing. If Azerbaijan aims to use arms against Iran, our national interests will suffer anyway; furthermore, our state borders will be jeopardized,” the expert noted. Shakaryants voiced concern over lack of reaction by Armenian politicians to the active arming of their key enemy, who still hope for a peace settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Armenian side must enhance its weaponry to demonstrate to the rival that “we are not powerless and can repulse them”, the expert 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 | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |