  MP: Baku anchors hopes with Armenian emigration  August 18, 2011 - 13:48 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Both Azerbaijan and Turkey hope that they will be able to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in their favor due to the increasing emigration from Armenia, an independent Armenian MP said. “Armenia should keep it mind,” Vardan Khachatryan told a press conference in Yerevan. “With the ongoing blockade, Azerbaijan and Turkey hope to deteriorate the economic situation in Armenia and thus cause great emigration flows.” As to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s refusal to participate in the CIS summit scheduled for early September, Khachatryan said the Azeri leader has unsettled problems, including the public discontent with constant threats to start a war. “Azerbaijan wants to squeeze as much as possible from the talks. However, there are no cases in international practice when the defeated side got what it wanted through negotiations,” the MP added.   4 18.08.11 - Press conference of MP Vardan Khachatryan       The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities 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 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 |  Topic Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.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.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
