Politics

The co-presidents present a final draft

02.07.2006

The Karabagh conflict negotiations process is heating up. On June 22, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen announced at the OSCE constant council that they can no longer put up with Kocharyan and Aliev and demand a final resolution to the Karabagh conflict this year. The co-chairmen also warned the presidents that if they couldn’t resolve …

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“You don’t suggest something like that to the winner”

02.07.2006

The OSCE Minsk Group American co-chairman and assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State Matthew Brayza recently revealed the secret principles of the Karabagh conrflict negotiations. His principles didn’t really differ from the principles of the International Alert Group. According to deputy head of the Karabagh National Assembly foreign affairs committee Gagik Petrosyan, Matthew Bryza …

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“We have nothing to fear”-assures President of Nagorno Karabagh Arkadi Ghukasyan

02.07.2006

“Karabagh hasn’t changed and never will change its decision. No matter what they say, we will never change our minds because it has been confirmed,” said President of Nagorno Karabagh Arkadi Ghukasyan during the ceremonial session after the 13th anniversary celebration of the liberation of Martakert. In response to the question as to if it’s …

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Azerbaijani are distributing photographs

02.07.2006

According to “A1+”, the European Council confirmed the proposal made by Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Tigran Torosyan back in January to reconsider accepting the current members of the European Council committee on the Karabagh conflict. Based on the council’s decision, the committee will consist of ten members. Leo Platvoet, who is currently …

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Letter to Condolezza Rice

30.06.2006

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has informed “ARKA” news agency that four senators have sent letters to Condoleezza Rice petitioning to revise the decision of the US Department of State to call US Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans back. The letter was undersigned by George Radanovich, Adam Schiff, Frank Pallone and Joe Knollenberg. …

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American interests

30.06.2006

The new announcements made by the newly appointed OSCE American co-chairman, Matthew Bryza go against the interests of Armenia and Karabagh. This announcement only has to do with American interests connected with the regional energetic security and other issues. The US has said that it will discover new things in the Karabagh conflict negotiations process …

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Hearings at the Senate

30.06.2006

On June 28, there will be a hearing in the US Senate on appointing Richard Hoagland as Ambassador to Armenia. According to the U.S. Senate web page, the hearing will start at 14:30 U.S. local time. There will also be hearings that were either postponed or delayed, but there isn’t any information whether this one …

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He is on vacation

30.06.2006

RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan started his vacation on June 26. Markaryan is going to spend his one-week vacation in France with the purpose of getting medical treatment. The prime minister will return to Armenia on June 7 and immediately leave for Georgia to take part in the Armenian-Georgian business cooperation summit, which will take …

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It is not a topic for discussion

30.06.2006

On June 26, the Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II announced in Turkey that the Turks had perpetrated the Armenian Genocide and that issue was not a topic for discussion. “The Armenia people know for a fact that genocide happened and claim that it should be condemned. Scientists have discussed this issue for over 90 …

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Oskanyan’s answer to Bryza

30.06.2006

The Armenian government are not too happy to hear the announcements of the OSCE Minsk group American co-chairman Matthew Bryza, who revealed several parts of the principles of Karabagh conflict negotiations for the first time. According to the announcement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, the mentioned agreement doesn’t concern the referendum …

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