Armenia calls for sanctions against Azerbaijan over Karabakh conflictJune 9, 2017 - 12:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The international community’s targeted assessment of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be followed by sanctions against Azerbaijan, Armenia’s deputy parliament speaker, Republican Party spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov said on Thursday, June 8. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in a statement released on May 18 gave an assessment of the current situation on the Karabakh line of contact, addressed to Azerbaijan. Ambassadors Igor Popov of Russia, Stephane Visconti of France, and Richard Hoagland of the United States cited "information collected from multiple reliable sources" which proved that Azerbaijan initiated the latest escalation on the contact line. “Azerbaijan has been derailing the negotiation process for years,” Sharmazanov told reporters after a session of RPA Executive body, Aysor.am reports. “Clearly, Azerbaijan is the unconstructive side in the conflict, so I believe sanctions must follow the international community's assessment as Azerbaijan continues threatening the regional security.” 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |