“Azerbaijan raises the issue of returning territories. Of course, a compromising step should be taken, however, one thing is obvious: until the issue of Karabakh’s status quo isn’t settled, any compromise shouldn’t be made, as it may have irreversible implications. Stepanakert may be simply put under attack. Besides, 1994-1995 ceasefire agreements should be kept in the center of attention. NKR conflict won’t be settled through negotiations. However, only by patriotic slogans we won’t reach settlement as well,” he said.
Almost all these Armenians were exterminated in the genocide by the Ottoman Turkish government, not long after the Allied landings at Gallipoli, victims of the first industrial holocaust of the 20th century. They were slaughtered with knives and thrown into mass graves, shot down by militia firing squads, tied together and hurled into rivers, their women gang-raped and their children burned alive, hundreds of thousands dying on death marches into what is now northern Syria.
“This was a great decision by the great nation and was linked not only to the policy led by Turkey 100 years ago, but self-critics and remorse. And it was expected. Recently against the background of our diplomatic shortcomings this was a very good step by Germany,” he said.
Collective Security Treaty Organization—CSTO, in fact, was established for that very purpose: to subordinate security systems of member countries by various formulations under Russia’s control.
“Probably we’ll vote for, as it’s the continuation of the 1995 agreement.” In reply to the circulating standpoints that Armenian air is also being handed to Russians, A.Manukyan advised “not to adopt childish approaches.” “Armenia-Turkey border is protected through the means of Armenian-Russian joint air defense,” A.Manukyan said.
Green Party leader Cem Özdemir, one of the initiators of the resolution, has been under police protection since last weekend. He called for a joint response: “I expect the entire Bundestag to say this is our joint decision,” Özdemir told the SWR2 radio station. His party colleague Özcan Mutlu, who has also become a target of hate mail and death threats, added: “I already have serious concerns because I have never experienced threats of this quality.”
Cem Oezdemir, one of the initiators of the resolution, has received death threats via Twitter, Facebook and email – some of them from Germans with Turkish roots in Germany and others from Turks in Turkey, said Julia Jorch, a spokeswoman for the Greens.
I personally know Samvel Babayan, yet years ago I got acquainted with him, thus I can share with my personal impressions. In my opinion, Samvel Babayan in no way is a politician, even by 1 percent, he is an ordinary militarian, thus, he has no political perspectives.
For Armenia’s authorities, making statements on integration with Europe, in fact, current quality and regime of relations with Europe are ideal, when becoming a part of Europe is touched upon only on statement level, and at the same time, money is obtained from Europe to continue talking about it.
Armenia’s trade turnover with the European Union as of the beginning of this year has decreased by 1%,comprising 24.4% of total trade turnover. This is mainly the result of decrease of trade volumes with Germany.
