Stepan Safaryan: Azerbaijan attempts to block NKR re-joining talksDecember 7, 2009 - 22:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of Heritage parliamentary group Stepan Safaryan said that the statement issued by the Foreign Ministers of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries in Athens on December 1 contains a provision on equality of nations, in addition to the principles of non-use of force, the right of nations to self-determination and territorial integrity. "This provision may be used by Azerbaijan to make NKR participation in talks senseless and equalize the Armenian and Azeri communities of Nagorno Karabakh in rights," 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. 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. |