Armenian diplomacy starts speaking about concessions, expert saysMay 17, 2011 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said the Armenian-Turkish relations were frozen in 2010. “And even if there is hope for their restoration, it may happen only after the parliamentary election in Turkey,” Iskandaryan said during an international conference, titled “Caucasus 2010.” As for the Karabakh conflict, according to Iskandaryan, the official military budget of Armenia has increased. “However, it is clear for everyone that the official military budget of Armenia and the military budget of Armenia and Artsakh are widely different. In my opinion, rather interesting processes continue taking place in the field. Meanwhile, snipers’ war has gained a new “impetus” or started being covered in a new way. Unfortunately, I should note that it will definitely continue,” said Iskandaryan. According to him, no significant changes have been observed in the Karabakh conflict settlement. “Trilateral meetings are held; presidents, foreign ministers meet, then the Azerbaijani side returns to the country and continues its threats and violations of ceasefire at the line of contact. Yet, there are changes in the Armenian diplomacy. 3-4 years ago statements were made that we will never yield a millimeter of land. But for the past two years statements about concessions were voiced at the level of serious politicians, what is an evidence of dynamics,” concluded Iskandaryan. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |