Zaruhi Postanjyan: liberated territories around Karabakh guarantee our securityAugust 4, 2009 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The liberated territories around NKR guarantee the security our homeland and their surrender is inadmissible, said Zaruhi Postanjyan, member of Heritage parliamentary group. "Madrid Principles are unacceptable if they contain a provision envisaging surrender of liberated territories. Armenia should recognize independence of NKR and act as the guarantor of its security only," she told reporters today. For his part, Heritage party spokesman Hovsep Khurshudyan said that although Arstakh leaders trust RA President Serzh Sargsyan, it doesn't empower Armenia to determine the fate of the liberated lands. He also said that is response to an official inquiry to the NKR parliament about recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic's independence by Armenia, the party was told that "as a sovereign country, Armenia itself decides on its foreign policy priorities." Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |