RPA: Azerbaijan should withdraw its troops from Shahumyan and Getashen![]() May 18, 2010 - 21:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of the Republican Party of Armenian parliamentary group Eduard Sharmazanov said that the statements of the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem that Armenia should make some territorial concessions in the Karabakh conflict settlement are ridiculous. As for the Azerbaijani President’s statements concerning withdrawal of the Armenian troops from the so-called “occupied” territories, NKR has never been and will never be within Azerbaijan’s composition, Sharmazanov said in the Armenian parliament. “To achieve peace settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan should first of all withdraw its troops from the annexed territories of Shahumyan and Getashen, as well as create conditions for return of Armenian refugees,” he said. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |