Karabakh comfortable with Azerbaijan's behaviorOctober 20, 2009 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The intention of the Azerbaijani Parliament to discuss the Armenian-Turkish Protocols is rather expected event, because Baku connected the Karabakh conflict with the Armenian-Turkish relations," political scientist David Babayan told in an interview to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, Karabakh is comfortable about that issue. David Babayan also mentioned that Azerbaijan will try to hinder the process of ratification of the Protocols, and expresses its dissatisfaction over the matter, making some steps against Turkey: the removal of Turkish flags, raising gas tariffs. He stated, that Armenia implements a wise policy in the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. Mr. Babayan also noted that the idea of statehood in Armenia is divided into two parts: political and historical-psychological. "For the first time these two vectors are crossing, and we must choose the one that will meet our interests," the political scientist said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. 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. |