
Published on January 19, 2012
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL RULES OUT KARABAKH SETTLEMENT THROUGH ULTIMATUMS
- First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev commented on the forthcoming trilateral summit of Presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, believing Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement possible through a compromise instead of delivering ultimatums.

"Karabakh issue is one of the most complicated conflicts in post-Soviet area, with every side putting forward its strong arguments," Kosachev said.
"Agreements should yet to be developed, reached and adopted by Armenia, Azerbaijan and those who live in Nagorno Karabakh Republic," he said.
On January 23, Sochi will host a subsequent trilateral meeting with Presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, who will discuss Karabakh conflict resolution process.
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Today in Armenian history- 1868 Birth of the national public figure and diplomat Tigran Kelekyan in Caesaria. The Shah of Persia awarded him the title of Khan and appointed him ambassador in the USA. After the Genocide of the Armenians by the Turks in Adana (1909), he founded the Kelekyan Orphanage. He also assisted Matisse, Picasso, Braque, and the Ladies' School Assistance Committee.
- 1870 Birth of actor Grigor Avetian. He died in 1946.
- 1910 Birth of Hrachia Kochar (writer). He died in 1965.
- 1918 The "Word of the Worker" newspaper is published in Baku.
- 1920 The First Conference of Armenian Communist Organizations takes place in Yerevan.
- 1920 The Paris Peace Conference recognizes, de facto, the Republic of Armenia.
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