On May 12 the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Arman Tatoyan met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland in Strasbourg.
According to Alexander Rar, member of Russian Valdai Discussion club, Germany intends to use its presidency in OSCE to make European Neighborhood safer, by strengthening OSCE tools. Rar also touched upon the possibility of deploying OSCE peacekeeping mission on the conflict zones.
“Don’t buy into false information and fictitious events. Keep clean the parliamentary agendas and don’t let the Azerbaijani propaganda penetrate there. If you are looking for those responsible for the Khojaly events, look for them in Azerbaijan.”
Official Stepanakert has been urging the international community to condemn the deliberate policy of Azerbaijan of escalating tensions and derailing the negotiation process conducted under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmanship.
In her words, such meeting may contribute to stabilization of the situation on the conflict zone, create necessary conditions for comprehensive settlement of the conflict.
The scientist, touching upon the “residents” of offshore zones, made the following comparison, “It’s like the Star Wars scene: you have the tax dodgers in one corner, the arms dealers in another, the kleptocrats over here. There’s also those using tax havens for money laundering, or fraud.”
The war revealed inevitability of another war for the Armenian society. When will it occur?—Depends on the society, as war also revealed that the society in Armenia is the only subject, responsible for all other subjects, first and foremost, under the absence of the state.
“I had lots of competitors, but this time feelings were different, and I felt great responsibility, and it was inspiring both me and other Armenian athletes. I was preparing with all responsibility, ignoring fatigue.”
“I have nothing to say in this regard. Undoubtedly, Moscow welcomes any step, purpose of which would be de-escalation of tension on the conflict zone and return to a dialogue, in search of variants for political settlement.”
“We urge You to stand for the fundamental European values and put clarity in Your words. The denial of the Armenian Genocide currently serves the basis for new violence. Armenians were called terrorists in 1915, their property was taken away, and now more than 5.000 Kurdish people were killed in Turkey in 2015 who were blamed to be terrorists. “
