Baku interested in talks with Yerevan more than Armenia todayJuly 25, 2009 - 16:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia must negotiate with Azerbaijan for peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and simultaneously be ready to resume hostilities, Eduard Abrahamyan, the expert of the "Mitk" analytical center told journalists in Yerevan."The Nagorno Karabakh conflict cannot be resolved through compromise, since it is an ethnic struggle. Many politicians mistakenly compare the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with the Franco-German one. If in the case of Karabakh, there were ethnic cleansings, in the case of the Franco-German conflict, the ethnic structure of Alsace-Lorraine has not been changed at all," the Armenian expert said. According to Eduard Abrahamyan, it is not right to talk about reciprocal concessions for the Karabakh problem resolution and keep in mind only territorial concessions. "The territory can be passed only in exchange for other territories. It should be noted that today Azerbaijan needs to establish a land connection with Turkey. Therefore, it needs to negotiate with Armenia more than we, because the Armenian side in the military, geographic, and ethnic terms, solved its tasks. So, Baku should be more interested in continuation of negotiations, than we, " the expert said. Referring to the recently promulgated Madrid principles, Eduard Abrahamyan observed that the American side, by publishing these principles, made it clear that there is some agreement on them. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |