Exclusive: Armenian diplomacy gains landmark victory at BSEC summitJune 27, 2012 - 12:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The declaration of the 20th Anniversary Summit of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) was finally signed in Istanbul on June 26 after Azerbaijan was forced to remove all of its amendments from the text of the document. As a diplomatic source told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Turkey’s high-ranking officials, under the pressure of the European Union, succeeded in persuading Baku to withdraw its politically motivated provisions, as the Armenian delegation would never sign the document detrimental to Yerevan. The amendments were removed one by one, while the Turkish officials were negotiating with both the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations, according to the source. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |