PACE urges Baku to respect its obligations concerning KarabakhOctober 6, 2010 - 20:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of Heritage parliamentary group Zaruhi Postanjyan said that on October 6 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a statement urging Azerbaijan to respects its obligations shouldered before the Council of Europe concerning the Karabakh conflict settlement. Zaruhi Postanjyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that around 30 parliamentarians signed the statement initiated by her. The statement calls on Yerevan and Baku to resolve the Karabakh conflict only peacefully, excluding threat of use of force. “Despite its obligations, the Azerbaijani leadership continues pursuing a militaristic policy, making bellicose statements against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan rejects recognition of the Karabakh people’s right to self-determination, refrains from negotiating with representatives of Karabakh, which is the basic side to the conflict, while all those people who visit Karabakh, including PACE members, are included on Azerbaijan’s blacklist,” reads the statement. On October 5, the Azerbaijani delegation to the PACE disseminated a document on the Karabakh conflict, which was signed by 20 parliamentarians. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |