Zaruhi Postanjyan: liberated territories around Karabakh guarantee our securityAugust 4, 2009 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The liberated territories around NKR guarantee the security our homeland and their surrender is inadmissible, said Zaruhi Postanjyan, member of Heritage parliamentary group. "Madrid Principles are unacceptable if they contain a provision envisaging surrender of liberated territories. Armenia should recognize independence of NKR and act as the guarantor of its security only," she told reporters today. For his part, Heritage party spokesman Hovsep Khurshudyan said that although Arstakh leaders trust RA President Serzh Sargsyan, it doesn't empower Armenia to determine the fate of the liberated lands. He also said that is response to an official inquiry to the NKR parliament about recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic's independence by Armenia, the party was told that "as a sovereign country, Armenia itself decides on its foreign policy priorities." Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |