Parade made Baku realize military solution to Karabakh issue impossible -expertOctober 14, 2011 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political analyst links Azerbaijan’s accusing Russia and OSCE of pro-Armenian position to Yerevan-hosted military parade on 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. As Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, “the parade made Baku realize the impossibility of a military solution to Karabakh conflict.” “To justify threats of renewed war, Azerbaijan began accusing Armenia of purchasing bulks of weapons. Should these accusations continue, Europe may actually believe Armenia is preparing for a war,” the expert noted. “The accusations may be Baku’s attempt to make excuses to its own people for failing to renew a war in Karabakh,” Melik-Shahnazaryan said. On September 21, Yerevan hosted a grandiose military parade dedicated to 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. SU-25 jet aircrafts, leaving coloured streaks in the sky as they flew by, as well as Mi-24, Mi-2 helicopter gunships were welcomed with special enthusiasm. Those gathered were impressed by defence weaponry demonstrated: 9К72 Elbrus vehicle complex, 9K79-1 Tochka-U tactical missile system, S-125 Pechora, K11 Krug and Osa surface-to-air missile systems, GAZ-2975 Tigr high-mobility military vehicles, T-72 tanks, heavy artillery, self-propelled howitzers, anti-tank missiles; Krunk Armenian-made international standard missile drones were demonstrated. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |