Arkadi Ghukassian: Current format of talks on Karabakh is destructiveJune 7, 2007 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NKR President Arkadi Ghukassian had a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement in Yerevan. Permanent Representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andzej Kasprzjuk also was present at the meeting. Details of the offer made by the Co-Chairs on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, as well as results of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Miguel Angel Moratinos's visit to the region were discussed during the meeting. "Our stance has not changed and it will not change: first of all it is necessary to solve the issue of Karabakh status and then to pass to other problems," NKR President Arkadi Ghukassian stated to journalist after the meeting. In his opinion, the current format of talks is destructive, but the Karabakh has always hoped that Azerbaijan and Armenia will be able to agree. "However, those hopes did not come true. Azerbaijan uses the current format of talks for propaganda purposes, in order to say that the conflict exists only between Armenia and Azerbaijan. However, both sides realize that without Nagorno Karabakh no solution is possible," the NKR President underscored. 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. |