RPA: Karabakh status key issue in talks for ArmeniaJuly 3, 2010 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For Armenia, the status of Nagorno Karabakh is the key issue in talks, head of the Republican Party of Armenia parliamentary group said. “Nagorno Karabakh can never be a part of Azerbaijan. The other issues are secondary,” Galust Sahakyan told reporters in Yerevan on July 3. “Should Azerbaijan be ready for war, it would unleash hostilities immediately. However, Baku understands that war is not a solution,” he said, adding that Armenia will never agree to unilateral concessions. Asked to comment on the recent incident at the contact line, Sahakyan said that proper condemnation by the international community could speed up the settlement process. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |