ACNIS: Azeri threats to shoot down Artsakh-bound planes uncalculatedApril 7, 2011 - 12:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzg Sargsyan’s intention to be the first passenger to land at the Stepanakert newly built airport is a kind of demarche, according to new director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS). “Azerbaijan did not properly calculate its threats to shoot down Artsakh-bound civilian planes. However, these threats made the international community think over the seriousness of the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone,” Manvel Sargsyan told a press conference in Yerevan on April 7. “Witnessing the reaction of Armenia and world powers, Azerbaijan was forced to change tactics and ease tensions,” he said. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |