South Ossetian events proved that international community doesn't treat population of Karabakh, Abkhazia or Ossetia as peopleSeptember 2, 2008 - 14:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Georgian-Ossetian confrontation has already affected affect the Karabakh process, Arsen Melik-Shahnazarov, advisor to NKR Foreign Minister, said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "Nothing changed in outward appearance but, actually, an important event has taken place. The masks have been thrown off. It has became evident that the international community treats the people in Karabakh, Abkhazia or Ossetia as refuse that hampers its plans to seize Russia's oil and gas flows," he said. A vivid parallel can be drawn between the events in Tskhinval in August 2008 and those in Stepanakert in February 1992, according to him. "Just fancy Artsakh without its security belt. What could happen if Azeris remained in Khojalu, Shushi, Malibeyli and at the heights around the NKR capital. Unlike the Georgian authorities, who disguised the massacre with assurances of love and respect toward the 'Ossetian brothers', Azerbaijan has never stopped bellicose and racist propaganda," he said. "The tragedy of South Ossetia proved the necessity of signing an agreement on non-use of force in the Karabakh conflict zone between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh, following the basis document of the 1994 CSCE Budapest Summit, the 1995 Prague Statement of the OSCE CiO and other documents that have been shamefully ignored by the Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group," Melik-Shahnazarov said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |