No pressure imposed on Armenia, Karabakh over conflict: PresidentNovember 12, 2015 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno KarabakhRepublic President Bako Sahakyan refuted media reports over pressure by international mediators on Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh to make them give up certian territories for the settlement of the conflict, RBC reports. “The Armenian authorities would directly address the issue, if there really was any kind of pressure,” Bako Sahakyan told a press conference in Moscow. According to the President, Karabakh representatives should also participate in the talks for the settlement of the conflict. “No nation’s fate has ever been decided without its own involvement,” Sahakyan said. The Karabakh President stressed the necessity to restore the format, agreed upon at a Budapest summit in 1994, i.e. the tripartite negotiations between representatives of Yerevan, Stepanakert and Baku. Also, Sahakyan ruled out the possibility of Karabakh returning under Azerbaijan’s jurisdiction. Bako Sahakyan gave a press conference on Thursday, November 12, for Russia’s leading mass media representatives at the headquarters of the Regnum news agency in Moscow. President Sahakyan presented the state-building process, socioeconomic development and foreign policy of Artsakh, as well as answered the journalists’ questions. In his speech, Sahakyan stressed Russia’s place in karabakh’s foreign policy agenda. 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 | 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. Residents of border Armenian villages continue protests Residents of several Armenian communities in Tavush province continued protests into April 22 morning. |