Karabakh says ready to ward off any attempted aggression by AzerbaijanMay 13, 2016 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh authorities have repeatedly drawn the international community’s attention to Azerbaijan’s deliberate actions that made ceasefire violations increasingly threatening in their nature and scale, Karabakh's Foreign Ministry said. Before April 2, 2016, the ceasefire was generally maintained, despite Azerbaijan's incessant attempts to destabilize the situation on the line of contact, the Ministry said. “Official Stepanakert has been urging the international community to condemn Azeri policy of intentional escalation which sought to derail the negotiation process. We have repeatedly pointed out that without an adequate and targeted international response, consequences of Azerbaijan’s violence will become irreparable,” the statement stressed. “Nagorno Karabakh, committed to an exclusively peaceful settlement of the conflict and ready to make every effort to fully restore the ceasefire, is at the same time prepared to bring to a close, in the strongest terms, any attempts of Azerbaijan to unleash another aggression. Ensuring full compliance with May 12, 1994 agreement and the practical implementation of the February 6, 1995 agreement, which contains a set of measures on early warning and crisis stabilization, is the only way to create necessary conditions for resumption of the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict.” Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |