  ANCA: Obama, Sarkozy and Medvedev's statement calls for capitulation by NKR people June 28, 2010 - 11:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) sharply criticized a statement issued by Presidents Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Dmitry Medvedev regarding the Nagorno Karabakh negotiations, characterizing it as "just more of their same old, tired calls for capitulation by the people of Nagorno Karabakh Republic." “Presidents Obama, Sarkozy and Medvedev's statement regarding the Nagorno Karabakh peace process should have been a forceful condemnation of Azerbaijan's June 18 attack on Mardarkert," stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "Instead it was just more of their same old, tired calls for capitulation by the people of Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Their joint statement presents, once again, the one-sided formula in which Karabakh is pressed to make up-front, highly dangerous, and irrevocable security concessions in return for a vague and unenforceable promise that its status may be determined by an undefined process, by undetermined actors, at some unidentified point in the future.” “The statement is made all the more offensive given their patently false and counter-productive charges regarding the ‘occupation’ of territory," Hamparian concluded.   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 |  Topic Latest news 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.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
