Former residents of Azeri-occupied Northern Artsakh demand issue to be addressed June 13, 2011 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of Shahumyan-Getashen expatriates' union drew attention to Azerbaijan's occupation of Northern Artsakh “The issue cannot be left unattended,” Edik Balayan said at a Yerevan-hosted news conference on the 19th anniversary of Shahumyan occupation by Azerbaijan. “The union has repeatedly called on OSCE Minsk Group to dispatch a monitoring group to Northern Artsakh, where Azeri authorities are conducting active policy of resettlement. However, we were never responded,” Balayan remarked. “Former population of Northern Artsakh is unhappy with OSCE MG's biased position on the issue. According to them, the Organisation only fulfils Azerbaijan's demands.” As Balayan specifically pointed out, the Northern Artsakh has no future as a part of Azerbaijan. “The issue will never be addressed until NKR becomes involved in negotiations,” Balayan emphasized. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |