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State Department: No Military Solution to NKR Conflict

WASHINGTON (PanARMENIAN.Net) — There cannot be a military solution to the Nagorno Karabagh (Artsakh) conflict, Acting Deputy Spokesperson Patrick Ventrell said during a briefing in Washington. “Only a lasting and peaceful settlement can bring stability, prosperity, and reconciliation to the region,” he said. “The United States is a co-chair of the [Organization for Security and [...]

Published by on April 30, 2013 7:09 pm
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Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Visits Israel

BAKU (RFE/RL) — Elmar Mamadyarov has become Azerbaijan’s first foreign minister to make an official visit to Israel. On April 22, he met with Israeli President Shimon Peres on the first day of his four-day visit. During the meeting, Shimon Peres said Azerbaijan has taken a “clear stand” against war and terrorism and is a [...]

Published by on April 25, 2013 2:52 pm
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Administration Slashes Aid to Armenia

Military Parity Kept with Azerbaijan WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014, which maintained military parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but continued the overall downward trend in assistance to Eurasia and Central Asia countries, reported the Armenian Assembly of America. Consistent with the levels provided in FY 2013, the [...]

Published by on April 22, 2013 9:09 am
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Mexico to Return Aliyev Statue to Azerbaijan

MEXICO CITY (Armenpress) —The statue of the late Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev, which was dismantled in January upon the request of the local residents, will be transferred to Azerbaijani Embassy, said the head of Miguel Hidalgo region Victor Hugo Romo. Monument of Aliyev was installed in one of the central Mexico City parks, after Azerbaijan [...]

Published by on April 11, 2013 12:37 pm
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Azerbaijan Continues Arms Race

BAKU (PanArmenian.net) — According to an annual report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Azerbaijan is the sole country in Eastern Europe to continuously increase the volume of arms imports. “Azerbaijan increased its arms imports by 155 percent in 2003-2012,” noted SIPRI experts in the report, citing the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict as the chief [...]

Published by on March 29, 2013 11:17 am
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Schiff Calls on Appropriations Committee To Cut All Security Funding to Azerbaijan

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, December 4, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to Senators Patrick Leahy and Lindsey Graham, and Representatives Kay Granger and Nita Lowey — the chairmen and ranking members of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittees in the House and Senate — calling on them to cut all security assistance to [...]

Published by on December 5, 2012 1:34 pm
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Azeri Axe-Killer to Return to Military

BAKU (RFE/RL) — Ramil Safarov, the Azerbaijani army officer who had hacked to death an Armenian colleague in Hungary, will return to active duty military service soon, a senior Azerbaijani military official said over the weekend. “Right now Ramil Safarov is on vacation and having a rest. He will return to service after the vacation,” [...]

Published by on September 26, 2012 2:23 pm
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Sen. Kerry ‘Shocked and Appalled’ at Release of Azeri Axe Murderer Safarov

WASHINGTON — Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) last week condemned President Ilham Aliyev’s release of Ramil Safarov, the Azerbaijani army lieutenant who was convicted of brutally axing to death Armenian soldier Gurgen Markarian in his sleep, during a 2004 NATO English-language training course. “I am shocked and appalled that Azerbaijan not only [...]

Published by on September 12, 2012 1:25 pm
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