Azerbaijan endangers Karabakh peace processJune 23, 2008 - 20:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Attacks against the civilian population, killings of innocent people and the recent steps of Azerbaijani side, in general, are directed towards the deterioration of the situation, Armenia's Foreign Minister said. "I believe that all these attempts, which include the incident in the Martakert region of Nagorno Karabakh in the first days of March; persistent refusal, since April, to return four Armenian citizens; killing of an Armenian serviceman in Tavush region and now the killing of two civilian residents of Chinari village, must be strongly condemned," Edward Nalbandian said. "Such steps endanger the peace process. One wonders whether the real goal of the Azerbaijani side is to create additional obstacles to the continuation of the peace talks. The demands of a number of Azerbaijani NGOs to stop the negotiations can only be seen as an evidence of this. It is obvious from where those NGOs are directed. These steps raise serious concern and have to be denounced," he said, the RA MFA press office reported. Two residents of Chinari village - Levon Petrosyan and Rafik Soghoyan - were killed by the Azeri side on June 18. 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. |