The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) released the following statement today:
The truth is that Serzh Sargsyan had promised that the Armenian side would never give up the territories considered as a security zone should Ilham Aliyev not comply with the demands of the Armenian side to determine the status of Nagorno-Karabakh outside Azerbaijan, ensure a reliable land border / inland communication between Armenia and Artsakh, and provide a pledge for internationally guaranteed security for the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
‘’At the moment we just record that this comes to prove what the Human Rights Defender regularly announces – Peacefulness is an absolute value for us, but we must not allow to numb us with false Azerbaijani peacefullness. it is just a veil for the international community”, Hovsepyan wrote.
Member of the European Parliament, head of the EU-Armenia friendship group at the EP Loucas Fourlas has initiated an online discussion on April 12 about the immediate release and return of the Armenian prisoners of war from Azerbaijan.
President Armen Sarkissian will apply to the Constitutional Court to dispute the conformity of the recently proposed amendments to the Judicial Code with the Constitution of Armenia.
The Italian town of San Vito dei Normanni has unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing the independence of Artsakh, the Armenian Embassy in Italy reports.
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The possible recognition of the Armenian Genocide by US President Joe Biden is a step to right a historic wrong, Emily Schrader, the CEO of Social Lite Creative and a research fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute, said in an article published at the Jerusalem Post.
Russia has good relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview to the Argumenti I Fakti newspaper.
“It is the responsibility of the Armenian authorities to protect media freedom and free expression in the country,” said Marc Behrendt, director for Europe and Eurasia programs at Freedom House.
