AAA is convinced of Armenia's unwillingness to make concessionsMay 8, 2009 - 18:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) does not share Armenian community's concerns over possibility of Armenia's making concessions in Karabakh settlement process and Armenian-Turkish relations, AAA Regional Director in Armenia and NKR Arpi Vardanyab told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. "We welcome the negotiations over regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations and settlement of Karabakh conflict. Society's concerns over these issues are quite normal. But what surprises me is that people criticize government just because they are unaware of details or believe Turkish media reports," AAA representative said, adding that she didn't believe that Armenia has ever made or will ever make serious concessions.As mentioned by Arpi Vardanyan, the negotiation process contains certain details which are confidential. "We can't demand that Armenian leadership inform us of all details. Negotiating countries are never allowed to disclose details concerning talks. This is not accepted in international practice," AAA regional director noted. With regard to ANCA's refusal to meet Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan, Mrs. Vardanyan said, "I think such step was a way of expressing the Committee's dissatisfaction." Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |