Arman Melikyan: superpowers can nothing but keep Karabakh process in deadlockJuly 2, 2010 - 14:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arman Melikyan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arstakh Republic doesn’t have expectations for the upcoming visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Armenia. “For me, the Medvedev-Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting in St. Petersburg and the joint statement issued by the Presidents of the OSCE MG Co-chair countries carry much more importance,” Melikyan told reporters on July 2. “The recent presidential statement marked the end of another stage of Karabakh talks,” he said. “Presently, the superpowers can nothing but keep the process in deadlock.” According to Melikyan, things can get moving only thanks to initiatives of the conflicting parties. “In this context, Clinton will arrive in the region to familiarize herself with the positions of the sides at the spot,” he said. As to the Obama-Medvedev-Sarkozy statement, Melikyan noted that the conflicting sides interpret the text of the statement in their own way to strengthen their positions within their countries. At that, he pointed out to the Armenian National Congress as the only force in Armenia that can come forth with new proposal on Karabakh conflict settlement. “However, the ANC take no action to that end,” he said. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |