No Progress at Kocharian-Aliyev Meeting in BucharestJune 6, 2006 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No progress was made at the meeting between Armenian President Robert Kocharian and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Bucharest, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian said. In his words, matters over which Armenian and Azeri presidents failed to reach consensus in Rambouillet, were not agreed upon in Bucharest. At that he noted that the Kocharian-Aliyev meeting was held in a normal atmosphere. «Nevertheless the FMs of the two countries are commissioned to continue talks over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and try to find common points before the next meeting of the presidents,» Oskanian added. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |