Gegham Baghdasaryan: termination of information war to help peaceful dialogueMay 7, 2010 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Establishment of the ceasefire in Karabakh in 1994 facilitated negotiations between the conflicting parties but was not enough for the final settlement of the conflict, according to Gegham Baghdasaryan, President of Stepanakert Press Club. “Neither peace nor war situation and absence of any official relations escalated tensions in the region,” he said in a statement. “The ongoing perilous information war involuntarily becomes a kind of artillery training, which may lead to inevitable military outcome with catastrophic consequences for the entire South Caucasus. On the threshold of the 16th anniversary of the ceasefire agreement signed on May 12, 1994, I think it is necessary to introduce a “ceasefire” initiative in the information field as well. I strongly believe that the termination of information war will create favorable conditions for continuation of a peaceful dialogue, will contribute to achievement of real compromises and mutually acceptable decisions on the Karabakh conflict settlement, as well as to approximation of media positions in this issue. I offer heads of media organizations of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh to stop the information war from May 12, 2010. First, this means rejection of publications insulting the honor and dignity of a whole nation and its individual representatives, as well as of materials inciting ethnic dissention and propagandizing war,” the statement reads. The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |