Azerbaijan has always lacked human rights protection mechanismsNovember 4, 2010 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN General Assembly headquarters in New York hosted Nov. 3 a discussion on the right of nations to self-determination with participation of representatives of 40 delegations and international organizations. As reported by the press office of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Karen Nazaryan was also attending. “Denial of the right of nations to self-determination can lead to tragic consequences. The people of Artsakh fought for their independence and legally asserted their right to self-determination,” he said. At that he noted that Azerbaijan’s participation in the discussion is curious. “This country has always lacked mechanisms for human rights protection. The international community witnessed massacres of the Armenian population throughout Azerbaijan in the late 20th century. The current ‘no war no peace’ situation is the result ethnic cleasings, mass killings and war unleashed by Baku,” Nazaryan said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |