Armenia responds to Aliyev's claims about Karabakh settlementJuly 8, 2020 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister's spokesperson, Mane Gevorgyan, has responded to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s comments about the "meaningless" efforts of the Minsk Group co-chairs, aimed at reaching a solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. In an interview broadcast on Azerbaijani television Monday, July 6, Aliyev challenged the Minsk Group’s position that there cannot be a military solution to the Karabakh conflict. He then invoked the United Nations charter saying nations have the right to defend themselves. Gevorgyan said the matter cannot be settled unless Azerbaijan recognizes the rights of the people of Artsakh (Karabakh), including the participation of Armenians of Artsakh in negotiations. “Prime Minister [Nikol] Pashinyan has proposed a clear formula for making the negotiations productive. Any solution to the conflict should be acceptable for the people of Armenia, the people of Artsakh and the people of Azerbaijan. This formula is accepted by the international community, but not by Mr. Aliyev, who claims that the settlement must be accepted only by the people of Azerbaijan,” Gevorgyan said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, July 7. “And why does he regularly claim that the Karabakh issue has a military solution? Our response remains the same: if the issue has a military solution, the citizens of Artsakh have solved it long ago." 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). |