  Minister: what prevents Azerbaijan from using ‘last chance’ in Kazan?  June 14, 2011 - 12:58 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said Armenia and Azerbaijan succeeded in bringing positions closer during the trilateral ministerial meeting in Moscow. “If the positive tendency of the Moscow meeting is continued, the sides will be able to fix progress in Kazan,” the Minister told journalists in Yerevan. “Even after the Presidents of Russia, United States and France adopted their statement in Deauville, Azerbaijan did not stop threatening war. Besides, Azerbaijani officials are recently speaking about the ‘last chance’ to resolve the problem. So a question arises: what prevents Azerbaijan from using ‘last chance’ during the forthcoming meeting?” he said. The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan are slated to meet in Kazan, Russia, on June 25.   4 14.06.11 - Joint press conference of FM of Armenia Edward Nalbandian and of Sweden Carl Bildt       The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
