‘Karabakh’ Archives
No cooperation without settled conflict, Azeri leader states
All-round cooperation is impossible in the region as long as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains unsettled Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated at the international conference “2010 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan: more democracy, more transparency,” reported Azertag. He [...]
Azerbaijan likely to turn to Moscow: A. Melikyan
Azerbaijan is likely to turn its foreign policy course towards Moscow, former NKR Foreign Minister Arman Melikyan told, commenting on recent statement by top Azerbaijani official Ali Hasanov. Melikyan considers that Azerbaijan would get high dividends if turned to Moscow 3-4 years ago. [...]
Azerbaijan shifted Karabakh conflict resolution responsibility on to Turkey: Expert
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the U.S. offered an opportunity for accentuating anti-Armenian sentiments in Turkey-Azerbaijan alliance anew, Deputy Director of strategic research centre at the RA Defense Ministry Vahram Ter-Matevosyan told NEWS.am commenting on developments after [...]
Armenian-Turkish protocols: signing and ratification different procedures
In his interview with the TV8 Channel (Turkey) Murad Merican, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Turkish Parliament, pointed out that there no difference if the Armenian-Turkish protocols will remain in the drawer of his table or will be withdrawn. “I have documents in my drawer that [...]
Armenia-Turkey normalization vs. return of two regions: Erdogan
Heading from Washington to Ankara, Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the reporters that Armenia-Turkey reconciliation will be accelerated, if Armenian armed forces retreat from two Karabakh adjacent regions. Erdogan informed that discussed issues related to Armenia and Iran with U.S. [...]
Azerbaijan fires at NKR positions
April 13-14, a number of truce violations from Azerbaijani side were registered on the contact line of NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces. According to NKR Defense Ministry, Azerbaijani side fired at Karabakhi positions from different types of small arms, including sniper rifles in the directions [...]
Azerbaijani President for increased pressure on Armenia
In the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process Azerbaijan remains committed to its position based on international law, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated at the Government’s sitting on April 14. According to him, “Armenia’s delaying the negotiations is unacceptable.” The Azeri leader [...]
If Turkey miscalculated, it’s their affair: Nalbandian
Sargsyan-Erdogan meeting in Washington offered an opportunity for Armenian side to have coherent idea of Ankara’s stance on rapprochement and reassure Yerevan’s accurate estimates. “We are now more confident in expediency of our further steps and approaches. Whenever the President sees fit, [...]
OSCE mission monitored NKR-Azerbaijan contact line
April 13, OSCE mission held a regular monitoring on NKR-Azerbaijan armed forces’ contact line in Hadrut province. Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, his Field Assistants Peter Ki (Great Britain) and Zhaslan Nurtazin (Kazakhstan) conducted the [...]
Ankara not to link Karabakh conflict with Armenia-Turkey normalization: Erdogan
Turkish Sabah newspaper reports the details of April 12 Sargsyan-Erdogan meeting in Washington. According to the source, in the course of 1.4-hour meeting Turkish Premier said Turkey reaffirms its commitments to the Protocols, and stressed the necessity for the parties to adhere to the documents [...]