  CSTO chief reminds Azeri president about sad events of 1990s June 27, 2013 - 16:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CSTO Secretary General ruled out a military solution to the Nagorno Karabakh issue, stressing negotiations as the only way to settle the conflict. “Past and recent events in South Caucasus suggest it’s very easy to start a war in this region, with the establishment of peace proving to be a hard task,” Nikolai Bordyuzha told a news conference in Yerevan, reminding about armed clashes in a number of post-Soviet countries in the 1990s. “Some politicians are forgetting about those sad experiences,” CSTO chief said, referring to Azeri President’s bellicose speech at a Baku military parade. In conclusion, Bordyuzha pointed out the OSCE Minsk Group as the only acceptable mediator in the conflict settlement talks.   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 |  Latest 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. |
