Hearings on frozen conflicts open in BerlinNovember 5, 2007 - 16:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An event on frozen conflicts organized by the Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) and German Institute for International and Security Affairs opened in Bundestag today.Armenia is represented by Davit Harutyunian, head of the RA delegation to PACE, Armen Rustamian, chairman of the permanent parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and Karine Ghazinian, RA Ambassador to Germany. The event is chaired by Eduard Lintner, chief of PACE Monitoring Committee. Peter Semneby, European Union Special representative for the South Caucasus, Thomas Marker, deputy secretary of Council of Europe Venice Commission, Sergei Markedonov, Russian political scientist and Bruno Coppieters, Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels also attended the meeting. Eduard Lintner making a keynote speech said the Council of Europe pays attention to the "frozen conflicts" and expressed his anxiety for the existence of these conflicts in the CE member states. The other initiator of the event, Dr Uwe Halbach of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, also made a report. He stated that history of several conflicts in former Soviet countries dates back to the decline of USSR. Dr Halbakh said that ceasefire is observed on these conflicts at present, but problem was not solved. The second part of the event will be dedicated to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and will be presided by Lord Russell Johnston, the head of the PACE Ad Hoc Committee. Jonathan Cohen and Nottingham University professor Stephan Wolf are expected to give reports. Speeches of the heads of Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations will be followed by debates, APA reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |