Expert: presidential statement implies Karabakh status quo maintenanceJanuary 23, 2012 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Statement by Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan based on the outcomes of trilateral meeting in Sochi implies maintenance status quo in Nagorno Karabakh, according to deputy director of Caucasus Institute. “The forthcoming meetings will apparently aim to alleviate contact line tensions,” Sergey Minasyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Dwelling on Presidents’ statement on normalization of ties in public and scientific circles, Minasyan noted that “Yerevan-Moscow-Baku joint public events should be expected in the future.” 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |