  Senate President: Belgium supports peaceful settlement in Karabakh November 1, 2016 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belgium prioritizes the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the president of the Senate Christine Defraigne told reporters in Yerevan on Tuesday, November 1. After meeting with the Armenian National Assembly speaker Galust Sahakyan, Defraigne said only a peaceful settlement would bring an end to the suffering of people living in the conflict zone. "We understand that Armenia faces a hard geopolitical situation, but Europe is always open for dialogue and cooperation,"Defraigne said. "The Belgian Senate will spare no effort to support Armenia's decisions in this regard." Sahakyan, in turn, reiterated Armenia's stance on the issue which also leaves no alternative to a peaceful resolution.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
