Armenians and Azeri incapable of peaceful coexistence in NKRJuly 22, 2009 - 20:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "For a long time yet NKR conflict will remain actual. Armenians and Azeri will be unable to cohabitate in NKR, like French and Germans do in Alsace and Lorraine, as we belong to different civilizations. Cultural differences of nations, belonging to different civilizations, lead to differences, which almost always develop into conflicts," Vardan Khachatryan, Heritage Parliamentary Faction representative told a news conference, commenting on the possibility of peaceful coexistence of 2 nations in case of refugees' return to NKR. 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 | Yerevan to host 6th meeting of Asia Initiative Yerevan will host the meeting on June 24-25, according to statements from Armenia’s State Revenue Committee and the Asia Initiative. EU welcomes Armenia's proposal for ceasefire monitoring mechanism Toivo Klaar, EU's Special Representative for South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, welcomed the proposal. Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024. Armenia denies more of Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violations Yerevan has denied statements from Baku accusing the Armenian army of violating the ceasefire on the border with Azerbaijan. |