U.S. State Department: Karabakh resolution by use of force excludedDecember 17, 2007 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States strongly adheres to a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Armenia Joseph Pennington told a news conference in Yerevan."Despite Azerbaijan's bellicose statements, the U.S. position is unchangeable: our country excludes resolution of the conflict by use of force," he said quoting OSCE MG Co-chair Matthew Bryza. When asked to comment on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement process, Mr Pennignton said, "Minsk Group Co-chair Matthew Bryza will arrive in Yerevan in January. He will tell about the recent developments in the peaceful process better than me." 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |