Baku must try establishing dialogue with Armenian refugees - Foreign MinistryDecember 2, 2011 - 21:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia commented on the statement of Azeri officials on the so-called Artsakh Azerbaijani community and attempts to position it on the same level with NKR residents. “If genuinely interested in establishment of a dialogue, the official Baku must take steps to organize an intercommunity dialogue with thousands of Armenian refugees of Azerbaijan, to gain a moral right for addressing NKR authorities with a similar request,” Shavarsh Kocharyan said. “Armenian side believes several components are necessary to create an atmosphere of trust between the conflicting parties. Here belong: abandonment of military rhetoric, non-destruction of cultural heritage, observation of ceasefire, promotion of dialogue between the countries’ civil societies. Baku, however, takes a selective approach to the problem, distorting the reality in pursuit of its goals,” the official stressed, MFA press-service reports. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |