Karabakh issue considered in UN not for democracy reasonsMarch 19, 2008 - 16:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN vote and adoption of the Azerbaijani resolution was given various interpretations. Baku rates support of 39 states to diplomatic success and opportunity to draw the Karabakh process out of the 'exclusive supervision' of the OSCE Minsk Group. Armenia holds a different opinion," said Sergei Markedonov, head of the Interethnic Relations Department at the Institute of Political and Military Analysis in Moscow. "The UN considered the Karabakh issue not for democracy reasons. After all, Azerbaijan is not an ideal democracy. The states which supported Azerbaijan - the OIC countries and Turkey - also have problems with democracy. Three OSCE MG co-chair states - France, Russia and U.S. (the list also includes Armenia, Angola, India and Vanuatu) strongly opposed the document. The opinion of the powers immediately dealing with the conflict settlement can't be brushed aside. India can't be neglected either," he said. "The resolution gained support from Muslim states. World powers like China, Germany, UK and Brazil abstained. The refusal of OSCE MG to support Azerbaijan was criticized by Azeri politicians and diplomats, who spoke of inefficiency of the Minsk Group," Markedonov said, Politcom.ru reports. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |