Aliyev: No referendum on self-determination in KarabakhOctober 22, 2020 - 17:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said "there will be no referendum on self-determination in Nagorno-Karabakh". "No, of course not. There will be no referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh. We will not agree to that. We did not agree to that during the negotiations, and now that we have returned a significant part of the territories, this is out of the question," Aliyev said in an interview, according to RIA Novosti. At the same time, he noted, Azerbaijan does not reject the deployment of observers and peacekeepers in Karabakh, but said that Baku will put forward its conditions. The Armenian side has repeatedly said that the right to self-determination of Nagorno-Karabakh and its status are strategically important for Armenia. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |