Armenia can't recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia before it recognizes KarabakhNovember 11, 2008 - 14:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Europe should declare that one of the sides in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict undermines the peace process, the Armenian President said. "In case with Kosovo the right of nations to self-determination was applied. However, Russia's similar step was given a hostile reception," Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. At that he noted that Armenia has no right to recognize independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia before it recognizes Nagorno Karabakh. "Recognition of independence is the last step in the process. We are not strong enough to recognize Karabakh unilaterally," he said. Commenting on Armenia's cooperation with NATO, President Sargsyan said the republic does not intend to join the Alliance. "We are convinced that cooperation with NATO is a part of our security system. However, drawing new dividing lines in this region would be extremely dangerous. This is the lesson derived from the Georgian war. Our policy has always been to find a balance between U.S., Russian and NATO interests, although it seems attractive to get benefits from their opposition," he said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |