France may take leadership in Karabakh mediation – expertSeptember 30, 2011 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France may intensify its role in the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process, according to the head of European Integration NGO. As political analyst Karen Bekaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, “There are objective reasons for France to assume the role of a flag bearer in Karabakh mediation mission.” In this context, the expert called attention to French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s scheduled visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to Bekaryan, Moscow’s passivity can be explained by a transition period, with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin about to replace President Medvedev on his post, as well as Russia-Armenia-Azerbaijan presidential meeting in Kazan. “However, I believe, Russia won’t fully abandon its mediatory role in Karabakh settlement,” the expert noted. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia |