Turkey must be kept away from Karabakh negotiations: ArmeniaOctober 13, 2016 - 11:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey must be kept away from the Nagorno Karabakh negotiation process as much as possible, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said in response to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s statement on the settlement. Cavusoglu told a PACE session that in the event Armenia withdraws troops from at least five regions of Karabakh, Turkey would agree with any plan that is also beneficial to Azerbaijan. The settlement is first and foremost aimed at clarifying the status of Karabakh, Kocharyan said, in accordance with the Karabakh people’s legally binding right to expression of will. Addressing Cavusoglu’s statement on relations with Armenia, Kocharyan said that if Ankara really wanted to mend them, it would ratify and implement the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in Zurich back in 2009. Cavusoglu said nothing will pose a threat to the South Caucasus if the conflict is resolved. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |