Serzh Sargsyan on Karabakh: President of Azerbaijan just presents his wishes as realityJune 7, 2007 - 15:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By saying that the sides have agreed on returning the 7 regions around Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan, the Azeri President just presents his wishes as reality, Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan stated to a press conference. "We have our stance on Karabakh and it has not changed a bit. That is, Karabakh people must have all security guarantees for residing on those territories, where they have been living for centuries. Karabakh gained independence according to the USSR law via referendum. After that Azerbaijan perpetrated aggression against Karabakh. A security zone was established in the result of military operations. We think that people of Nagorno Karabakh have the full right to self-determination. This is the first. Second, we think that Karabakh cannot exist as an enclave. That's why it must have a land border with Armenia. And finally the third, we must have strong guarantees for preventing resumption of military operations. The security zone was established exactly for that reason. Based on those three conditions we move to the peaceful solution of the problem," he underlined. Commenting on the issue, that according to some media means he had given certain promises to Americans on compromising in the Karabakh problem, particularly in territorial issues, Serzh Sargsyan stated, "For the first time I hear that I have given certain promises. We can promise to marry, but the matter concerns more serious things. We have not promised anything to anyone," "Moskovski Komsomolets" reports. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |