RA President: Karabakh talks activatedOctober 27, 2008 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement have activated, the Armenian President said."It's conditioned by two major factors. First, presidential elections are over both in Armenia and Azerbaijan. Second, the recent events in the region proved inadmissibility of resolution of conflicts by use of force," Serzh Sargsyan said. "Resolution of the conflict is possible if Azerbaijan recognizes the right of Nagorno Karabakh people to self-determination, if Karabakh has a land border with Armenia and if world powers and international organizations guarantee security of Karabakh people," he said. "Public discussions are useful and the interests of the Armenian nation should be the basis of them. We have sacrificed too much for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to dissemble gambling in the issue. We are resolving a historical problem," the RA President told the Armenian Public Television, the leader's press office reports. 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. |