Alexander Manasyan: people’s right to self-determination is trap for us in some respectsJune 1, 2010 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political analyst Alexander Manasyan said that the people’s right to self-determination is a trap for us in some respects. According to him, the Republic of Artsakh was formed in 1991 at the territories, which legally had not belonged to Azerbaijan, Manasyan told a press conference in Yerevan. “This is a sound argument, and we have replaced it by the people’s right to self-determination, which supposes that Nagorno Karabakh used to be a legal part of Azerbaijan once,” said Minasyan, adding that this approach should be changed and new emphasis should be placed in the process of Karabakh conflict resolution. Referring to the European Parliament’s Report on the South Caucasus, Manasyan said that it is a result of the Armenian authorities’ inactivity. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. |