Sargsyan: Karabakh and Kosovo took different ways to independenceFebruary 18, 2008 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Proclamation of Kosovo's independence is not a precedent for Nagorno Karabakh. But at the same time it's a positive message for NKR population, Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan said."Nagorno Karabakh and Kosovo took different ways to independence. Karabakh has been independent for 17 years, although no one has recognized it yet. The USSR laws allowed secession. Karabakh proclaimed independence when Azerbaijan seceded from the Soviet Union," Mr Sargsyan said, Reuters reports. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |