RA Foreign Minister expresses his indignation over killing of Armenian captive in BakuOctober 6, 2010 - 20:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 6, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Bernard Fassier (France), Robert Bradtke (U.S.) and Igor Popov (Russia), as well as personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. The mediators briefed Edward Nalbandian on the results of discussions held in Baku, as well as the program of the field assessment mission to be implemented on the territories around Nagorno Karabakh. For his part, the Armenian Foreign Minister expressed his indignation over the killing of the Armenian captive, saying that even representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross had no opportunity to meet with him for 25 days. Edward Nalbandian said that Baku’s methods, which are peculiar to terrorist groups, do not contribute to negotiations. The parties also discussed continuation of negotiations based on Madrid principles, the RA MFA press service reported. 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). |