NKR people's right to self-determination fixed in OSCE MG Madrid DocumentOctober 1, 2008 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia should announce that it will not recognize Nagorno Karabakh as long as the Madrid proposals of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs mention of the NKR people's right to self-determination, Armenian ex-Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told a news conference today. This provision is fixed in the document on the table, so Armenia doesn't need to hurry with recognition, according to him. "And last but not least, no one should forget that the people of Nagorno Karabakh asserted their right to self-determination in a war launched by Azerbaijan. To prevent ethnic cleansing the people of Karabakh had to defend their territorial integrity," Oskanian emphasized. 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. |