Yerevan not Recognizing Karabakh Independence is Concession by ArmeniaOctober 28, 2005 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - «We do not recognize Nagorno Karabakh independence and it is a concession on our part,» Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan stated in Carnegie Foundation when answering a question of American Turkish Association representatives. The question was how the world could recognize Nagorno Karabakh independence if Armenia does not recognize it. Spokesperson of Armenian MOD, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan reported it to PanARMENIAN.Net In Sargsyan's words, Armenia agreeing to repeated referendum in Karabakh is a concession as well. «We all know well that independence is a hard way full of suffering, and the Karabakh people passes it with dignity. After all, if nobody recognized Karabakh, why the Minsk Group was formed, why the US, France and Russia deal with the issue, why world democratic structures always state the NK conflict differs from the Ossetian, Abkhazian and other conflicts,» Armenian Defense Minister stressed. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |