Armenia slams Azerbaijan's "hollow talks" about peaceMarch 16, 2021 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's unacceptable actions are stronger than hollow talks about peace and the end of the conflict, Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian said on Tuesday, March 15, when he hosted Ann Linde, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Foreign Minister of Sweden. "There should be no illusion that the use of force, accompanied by mass atrocities including ethnic cleansing and war crimes, can contribute to conflict resolution," Aivazian told Linde. "Core issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, which have not been reflected in the trilateral statement, remain unresolved. Among them is the right of the people of Artsakh to self-determination, which entails the issue of the status and territories of Nagorno-Karabakh." Aivazian said Azerbaijan refuses to implement the trilateral statement as hundreds of Armenian POWs and civilian hostages remain in captivity. "After four months of ceasefire Azerbaijan continues to inflict suffering on hundreds of people and their family members subjecting them to physical and psychological pressure. These unacceptable actions are stronger than hollow talks about peace and the end of the conflict," the Armenian Foreign policy chief added. While in Yerevan, Linde is also set to meet President Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |