No clause contained in Madrid document may be deemed pro-ArmenianJuly 23, 2009 - 20:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - None of the clauses contained in Madrid Principles is favorable for Armenia, political scientist Levon Shirinyan told a news conference in Yerevan. "Madrid Document requires that certain territories be handed over to Azerbaijan, with the exception of the land corridor between NKR and Armenia," he stressed.As noted by the political scientist, international community has never given Armenia security guarantees. "We mustn't be guided by illusions," he said. "Trusting international security guarantees is the first illusion, and believing in the impossibility of NKR conflict settlement against its peoples and government's will is the second. It wasn't as though Karabakh was annexed to Azerbaijan in 1920," Shirinyan said, stressing the importance of transferring negotiation process to another domain. "Talks should only focus on strengthening Karabakh as a sovereign state. If the issue is not included in negotiation agenda, there's no sense in discussing other questions," the speaker stressed. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |