Stepanakert Will Join Talks on Karabakh Conflict SettlementFebruary 22, 2006 - 17:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "First, let me say that we are thoroughly familiar with the comments of NKR President, Mr. Ghukasian, and we believe that the headlines in the Armenian press are not such accurate reflections of the essence of his comments in regard to the imperative of Armenia's coming out of the negotiations," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian when commenting on the statement by Arkady Ghukasian, who said that there is only one way for Nagorno Karabakh to join the negotiation process, and that is for Armenia to decline to participate. "There was a time when Armenia's position was the following: Whatever Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan agreed to would be acceptable to Armenia. However, in those days we received proposals which were completely unacceptable to the Armenian side. From the time when the Republic of Armenia became more actively involved in the negotiations, the kinds of proposals which have been tabled are based on principles which can indeed be discussed. So, it's obvious that other countries approach recognized states one way, and unrecognized states another way. There is an understanding among all, including the Azerbaijanis, that once agreement has been reached on the basic principles and the work has begun on the details of the agreement, Nagorno Karabakh will join the talks," Vartan Oskanian said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |