No talks on exchanging Armenian land for Karabakh: Kocharyan's officeMarch 30, 2017 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the 2nd Armenian president’s office Viktor Soghomonyan has described first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s remarks on the “Meghri option” of Karabakh settlement as slander. In an TV interview, Ter-Petrosyan suggested that the option of ceding the southern Armenian town of Meghri to Azerbaijan in exchange for the independence of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) has been discussed at a Key West, Florida meeting of then presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Robert Kocharyan and Heidar Aliyev in 2001. “The issue of exchanging Meghri or any other part of Armenia has never been dicussed in Key West or elsewhere,” Soghomonyan said, describing the remark as slander and distortion of history. 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. |