Washington to contribute to Karabakh settlementDecember 15, 2007 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan met with U.S. Charge d'Affairs in Armenia, Amb. Joseph Pennington.Defense Minister's Spokesman, col. Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net that the U.S. diplomat said the U.S. is determined to keep on contributing to processes within the Armenia-NATO IPAP. Touching upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Amb. Pennington said that Washington as represented by OSCE MG Co-chair Matthew Bryza will further contribute to the conflict resolution. Military solution to the problem is ruled out, he said. The parties also referred to the Armenia-U.S. relations and their development. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |