Armenia has no territories to return, lawmaker saysMarch 16, 2018 - 11:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spokesman for the Republican Party of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov said on Thursday, March 15 that the country has no territories to return [to anybody], Aysor.am reports. Sharmazanovs’ comments came after Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim’s claims against Armenia when commenting the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh. The Armenian lawmaker said it’s Turkey that should return territories, including to Cyprus, a member of the European Union. Sharmazanov also weighed in on Yildirim’s comments about the alleged condemnation of the United Nations and the OSCE of Armenian massacres, describing them as blatant lies. “No international organization has ever adopted a document accusing Armenia of any massacre,” he said. According to him, such behavior is evidence that there is no room for Turkey in the process of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. 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). |