U.N. Draft Resolution on Karabakh Pursues Precise Political AimsSeptember 8, 2006 - 17:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The draft resolution at hand addresses an issue, which we thought had been brought to a close, two weeks ago, through discussions with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Minsk Group Co-chairs and the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's Personal Representative. A decision was taken to send a mission of experts under the OSCE to assess the fires," said Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, Ambassador Armen Martirosyan at the 98th plenary sitting of the U.N. General Assembly's 60th session. "The authorities of Nagorno Karabagh had already accepted this proposal, and Armenia was certainly ready to use its good offices to facilitate such a mission. It was our understanding that Azerbaijan had also agreed. Given all this, it was surprising to see a draft resolution circulating at the UN on this same issue, especially since it called for a parallel mission under the UN auspices. This approach was unacceptable. We considered such a step to be an obstacle to continuing negotiations. And, since it was clearly intended to pursue other political ends, Armenia opposed this motion. However, as a result of our consultations with the Minsk Group Co-chairs, we have come to agreement on a text that simply reiterates support for the OSCE mission. In this regard we would like to welcome the readiness of all the parties to negotiate in the spirit of compromise under the able and very effective mediation of the Minsk Group Co-chairs. Nevertheless, although we support the content of the agreement, we continue to remain opposed to the general idea of this agenda item and a UN resolution under it. That is the reason Armenia dissociates itself from the consensus on this resolution," he said, reported the RA MFA press office. 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. |