  Nazaryan reminds of times when Azerbaijan bombed schools and hospitals July 14, 2011 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflicts took place on July 12 in the United Nations Security Council, during which the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as well as delegates from 50 countries, including Ambassador Karen Nazaryan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN had a speech. The Ambassador highly praised the report of the UN Secretary General, who emphasizes inadmissibility of such phenomenon as use of force or threat of force against schools and hospitals during armed conflicts. Nazaryan stated that the discussed topic is both a humanitarian problem and a security issue for Armenia. He reminded that yet in early 1990th, as a result of war imposed on Armenia the country provided accommodations to thousand Armenian children refugees who were subjected to aggression. Their schools and hospitals were bombed. The Ambassador added that crimes with regard to children must be in the spotlight of the UN Security Council and it should use sanctions against the authors of those crimes, according to Armenian Foreign Ministry press service.   The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing the latter launched in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  Top stories Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made." In 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested sharing Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan with the United States. "Syria is turning a blind eye to terrorist groupings in areas close to the border to put Turkey in difficulty,” Interior Minister said.   |  Topic Latest news Aerosmith to release "Music From Another Dimension" new album late August  Two months before releasing the effort, Aerosmith will kick off their 2012 Global Warming tour.Anthony Hopkins may join Bruce Willis, John Malkovich in “Red 2” The “Amistad” actor is currently filming “Hitchcock,” Sacha Gervasi’s take on the iconic British director.Robert Pattinson may star as Finnick Odair in "Hunger Games" sequel In "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are getting punished for their defiance."Aqui y alla" wins Grand Prize in Cannes Critics Week section "Sofia's Last Ambulance," a documentary from Bulgarian director Ilian Metev, won the Visionary Prize. |
