KARABAKH TROOPS ORDERED NOT TO RESPONSE AZERI SNIPERS' PROVOCATION SHOOTINGApril 15, 2002 - 23:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The military serving on the contact line between the Armenian and Azeri troops were ordered not to response to the provocation shooting of Azeri snipers. Defense Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Seyran Ohanian stated it at the press conference held in Stepanakert today. Commenting on the statements of Azeri Defense Minister Abiyev that official Baku is ready to force settlement of the Karabakh problem, Ohanian noted that in case of resumption of hostilities, NKR defense army would suitably rebuff the aggressor. «If the adversary tries to advance even a step forward, he will realize what the power of the Karabakh army is like,» - he stated. In the Minister's word, if Baku authorities had really believed that they were able to achieve conflict settlement via military means, they would have immediately unleashed a new war. 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 | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. |