Property of Armenian exiled from Azerbaijan late 20th century totals $5 billionJune 20, 2008 - 19:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The property of Armenians exiled from Azerbaijan at the end of the 20th century totals $5 billion, according to an Armenian official."International practice doesn't offer a solution to this problem. There is no system in the world which could oblige the perpetrator-state to pay the damages," said Gagik Yeganyan, head of the migration division at the Ministry of Territorial Administration. "We helped 1100 refugees to draw up suits and address the European Court of Human Rights. If the complaints are satisfied, 93 thousand suits will be brought against the Azerbaijan," he said, Novosti Armenia reports. Some 500 thousand Armenians were deported from Azerbaijan over the Nagorno Karabakh during the period from 1988 to 1991. 350 thousand came to Armenia, the rest settled in CIS countries, Europe and the U.S. 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. |