Armenia explains reservations about Summit for Democracy declarationMarch 30, 2023 - 10:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has issued a statement explaining why the country joined the final declaration of the Summit for Democracy hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday, March 29 but did not support the point regarding Ukraine. "Since the paragraph does not comprehensively reflect all conflicts and crises, and it does not refer to the fact of Azerbaijan's aggression towards the sovereign territory of Armenia and the occupation of certain parts of it, Armenia refrains from joining this paragraph," the statement from the government reads. According to said paragraph of the final declaration of the "Summit for Democracy", the participants demand that "the Russian Federation immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all its armed forces from the territory of Ukraine and cease hostilities." The paragraph not endorsed by Armenia underscores the need to reach, as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in line with the principles of the UN Charter. It also demands that “Russia immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and call for a cessation of hostilities.” 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |