RPA: Armenian President's refusal to participate in NATO summit was tough but correctNovember 20, 2010 - 13:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President’s decision not to participate in NATO Summit Meeting in Lisbon over the inadmissible language of the draft declaration to be adopted during the event was tough but correct, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia said. “I suppose that the provision on territorial integrity was introduced in the draft declaration by Georgia’s rather than Azerbaijan’s request,” Gagik Melikyan told a news conference on November 20. “However, this provision could be used against us in future,” he said. “Armenia has numerously stated that the conflicts in the South Caucasus are different, what makes adoption of common solutions to them impossible. Karabakh has never been and will never be a part of independent Azerbaijan,” Melikyan stated. As to President Sargsyan’s visit to Moscow, the MP noted that the visit helped bring the Armenian-Russian strategic relations up to a new level. “The necessity to resolve the Karabakh conflict basing on the right of nations to self-determination was once again emphasized,” Melikyan said. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |