Armenian, Czech presidents talk Karabakh conflict, EU cooperationJune 8, 2016 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan and his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman on Wednesday, June 8 signed a memorandum of bilateral ties between the two countries, the Presidential press office reports. Also Wednesday, Zeman visited Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide memorial to lay flowers in memory of the victims. Addressing a press conference after a high-level meeting, Sargsyan hailed the Czech Republic's continued support to the EU-Armenia cooperation. Also, Sargsyan said, Armenia attaches great importance to the Czech Republic's position on settling the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group format. “We both stressed the significance of implementing the arrangements reached at a Vienna-hosted meeting on May 16, particularly adhering to the 1994-1995 ceasefire agreement, installing border investigation mechanisms, as well as expanding the team of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office,” Sargsyan said. Also, Sargsyan said he briefed his Czech colleague about a possible meeting with the Azerbaijani President to be mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |