ARMENIA DRAGS OUT SOLUTION OF KARABKH PROBLEM, AZERI FOREIGN MINISTER SAIDNovember 22, 2000 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 22.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The US, as one of mediators of the OSCE Minsk Group, has to make more active its efforts directed to the settlement of the Armenian-Azeri conflict. "Trend" agency informs about this statement made by the Azeri foreign Minister Vilayet Guliyev at the meeting with the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ross Wilson. The Azeri Foreign Minister stressed that the Armenian side is trying to drag out the process of reaching the peaceful settlement and to lay up the existing status quo. He expressed concern of Azerbaijan over the strengthening of the Armed Forces of Armenia. According to Guliyev, not only Azerbaijan but also the world community should be concerned over this fact. The Azeri official underlined that Azerbaijan has moral and juridical right to liberate its territories, however, it prefers to do that through negotiations and can count on understanding by the world community of Azerbiajan's readiness to resolve the conflict by peaceful means. But it does not mean that negotiations may be dragged out permanently, Guliev said. -0-- Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |