Kocharian-Aliyev talks in Saint Petersburg to become decisiveMay 28, 2007 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Kocharian-Aliyev talks on Karabakh settlement scheduled for June 10 in Saint Petersburg will become decisive, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said. "This meeting will show whether we will have real progress in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. We should always expect serious progress from a presidential meeting," he said. The Minister also informed that organization of the presidential meeting is underway. During the recent regional visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gave consent to meet in Saint Petersburg. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |