  Vahan Shirkhanyan: Madrid Principles leading to deadlock June 30, 2010 - 14:13 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The statement issued by Presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair countries has no legal force, stated Vahan Shirkhanyan, Social Democrat Hunchakian Party board member. “Madrid Principles are leading to a deadlock and can’t secure peace in the region,” he told a news conference on June 30. “We don’t need to accelerate the Karabakh process. What we should do is to double efforts for recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey,” Shirkhanyan said. According to him, a new war in the region is unlikely, despite Azerbaijan militarization. Asked about possibility of pre-term presidential elections, Shirkhanyan said that it can happen only if Armenian authorities signs an agreement on Karabakh unfavorable for the Armenian side.   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 |  Topic 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. |
