South Caucasus

The European Parliament has started discussing the resolution on Azerbaijan: the case of Ramil Safarov (2012/2785(RSP)). The Resolution is as follows: "The European Parliament,

ARMINFO News Agency interview with former Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan

Erdogan has taken personal charge of Turkey's relations with Azerbaijan and has promised eternal support. But there are limits to pan Turkic solidarity.

The extradition of an Azerbaijani killer Ramil Safarov by Hungarian authorities and his pardoning by Ilham Aliyev have complicated the negotiating process on Karabakh conflict settlement, the leader of the "Noravank" fund, Gagik Harutyunyan, said at today's press-conference.

Turkey wishes to overthrow Asad's regime, as in that case Ankara will be able to spread its influence in entire Middle East region. For this reason, Ankara has been provoking NATO to attack Syria, Turkologist Hakop Chakryan said at today's press-conference.

On 11 September President Bako Sahakyan in accordance with Article 100, clause 1, paragraph 1.1 of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Constitution, presented the candidacy of Ara Haroutunyan to the National Assembly for obtaining the parliament's consent to appoint him head of the republic's Cabinet of Ministers, the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President reported.

Hasan Cemal, the grandson of one of the executors of the Armenian Genocide Cemal Pacha, has published a book '1915: the Armenian Genocide', the Turkey-based Agos daily reported. Hasan Cemal is a columnist for Milliyet newspaper. In 2008, he visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan.

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement in support of Azerbaijan once again proves that the world community deals with a country that openly supports Armenophobia and racism, says Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia.

Today President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort.