  STEPANAKERT NEED NOT AVOID DISCUSSION OF KARABAKH PROBLEM IN CEJanuary 18, 2002 - 23:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Appearing at the press conference held in Yerevan today NKR Foreign Minister Naira Melkumian stated official Stepanakert need not avoid discussion of Karabakh conflict in the Council of Europe. Just the opposite, she considers that Strasbourg hearings of questions concerning settlement of Armenian-Azeri confrontation let the Karabakh side to bring its irreproachable in legal sense arguments to the notice of the Europeans. At the same time the Minister reminded that only OSCE Minsk Group is competent to come out with concrete initiatives on the conflict settlement. All other organizations can only participate in peacemaking process indirectly.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
