Armenian experts to attend symposium on Karabakh in WashingtonOctober 12, 2011 - 21:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ways to peacefully resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be discussed at a symposium in George Mason University, Washington, with participation of officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter came to know from a reliable source, the Armenian side will be represented by Foreign Ministry official Tigran Mkrtchyan, director of the Regional Studies Center Richard Giragosian and director of the International Center for Human Development Tevan Poghosyan. Azerbaijan will be represented by Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev, acting head of the Center of Strategic Studies Gyulshan Pashaeva and member of the Diplomatic Academy Taleh Ziyadov. Tom de Waal, a senior associate in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will be the moderator of the discussions. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |