  US TO ALLOCATE AZERBAIJAN $70 MILLION THIS YEARMay 21, 2004 - 22:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The US will allocate $70 million to Azerbaijan for fiscal year 2004, as reported by Azeri media, US State Department coordinator for Europe and Eurasia Carlos Pascual stated in Baku. In his words, the sum will be divided the following way: $20 million for humanitarian aid, $9 million for democratic reforms, $11 million for the assistance to the law-enforcement bodies, $13,5 million for economy support, $4,5 million for students exchange programs. Mr. Pascual reminded that the assistance to Azerbaijan amounted in $68 million in fiscal year 2003.  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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.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. |
