Armenia says there are no occupied territories in KarabakhSeptember 29, 2017 - 11:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are no occupied territories in Nagorno Karabakh, andTurkey's defense minister proved once again that Ankara has no place in the process of the settlement of the conflict, Armenia's deputy parliament speaker Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters on Thursday, September 28, Aysor.am reports. Sharmazanov's comments came after defense minister Nurettin Canikli said that the "liberation of Karabakh, which is a part of Azerbaijan, is vital, and Azerbaijani territories will sooner or later be liberated from Armenian occupation." "Turkey has a clear pro-Azerbaijani stance, having provided military, political and economic assistance to Baku and supported Azerbaijan's criminal policies during the Four-Day War in April last year," Sharmazanov said. The deputy speaker added that Turkey has no right to speak about occupation as it has illegally captured 38% of Cyprus, which is a member of the European Union. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |