  Madrid Principles conflict with Armenia and NKR's interestsDecember 1, 2009 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are no doubts that Armenian-Turkish rapprochement and Karabakh conflict settlement are interrelated processes, Armenia's ex-Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan said. According to him, Turkish parliament will ratify protocols provided there is a framework agreement on Nagorno Karabakh. "President Sargsyan will also promise to withdraw forces from NKR security zone, as he has already gave oral consent in that regard," ex-Foreign Minister said. "In Athens, OSCE Foreign Ministers will adopt a statement on Nagorno Karabakh, reiterating the commitment to settle conflict in line with Madrid Principles."   Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus  A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges.Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration.International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |
