Key element of Karabakh treaty is its status, all others are minor questionsApril 20, 2007 - 20:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "We must have clear notion about the attitude towards the status of Nagorno Karabakh. It's the key element of treaty, all others are minor questions, the calendar plan of transformations may look differently," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated at the interview to Austrian newspaper Der Standart. He said, all people who lived in the Nagorno Karabakh before the war will have the right to vote. The minister underlined, the question is if those eligible must return to Karabakh on the referendum day, and this question is among those, which can be viewed later. Vartan Oskanian underscored, nobody benefits of the suspended situation of this conflict from the domestic political viewpoint. Neither the President, nor Prime Minister. "Nobody benefits of this unsettled conflict. We want it to be solved as soon as possible, but we want a fair solution, which will satisfy the Nagorno Karabakh people," the RA FM stated. 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. |