Peace enforcement mechanisms need to be developed for NKR conflict settlementMay 15, 2009 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Peace enforcement mechanisms need to be developed for NKR conflict settlement, ex Co-Chair MG OSCE (Russia) Vladimir Kazimirov told a news conference in Yerevan. "Both conflicting parties have equal powers. No superiority on either part in the issue of military actions resumptions is observed," he noted. Peacemaking operation will be launched as soon as conflicting parties reach an agreement on the issue." "According to UNO mechanisms, peace enforcement and peace maintenance are subjects of different mandates. OSCE, yet, allows of some experiments. Before participants of peace maintenance process are determined, they have to take steps towards peace enforcement. According to him, peace enforcement will restrain adventurers, wishing to resume military actions upon peacemakers' leaving the conflict zone. Peacemaking operations should be combined with those of peace enforcement," the diplomat concluded. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |