Samvel Babayan: Stepanakert will have decisive word in Karabakh conflict resolutionDecember 4, 2008 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former NKR Minister of Defense labeled the current talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict as "incorrect.""Unlike Azerbaijan, we speak of concessions on our part," Samvel Babayan told a news conference in Yerevan today. "The talks should include military men, who will say that return of territories in inadmissible, and geologists, who are aware of NKR natural resources. Only then politicians can decide which territories can be returned to Azerbaijan," he said. "Besides, Karabakh but not Yerevan should hold talks. We have half million of refugees who have the right to return to their homes. And finally, Stepanakert will have decisive word in Karabakh conflict resolution, irrelative of the agreement Armenia and Azerbaijan achieve." The recent statement by Ilham Aliyev in Italy proved that Baku wants all or nothing, according to him. In an interview with RAI International Italian language channel, Ilham Aliyev stated that the declaration "doesn't contain a provision reading that Azerbaijan obliges to refrain from a military resolution of the conflict and therefore, any kind of measures, including use of force and admissible." "Azerbaijan is not ready for compromise," Babayan said. 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 | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |