  Armenian, Azeri MPs to meet January 2009April 22, 2008 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heads of the Armenian and Azeri delegations to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) agreed to hold a meeting of MPs in January 2009. "We fixed the date at a meeting with Azeri delegation head Samed Seyidov," said Davit Harutyunyan, chairman of the parliamentary committee on state and legal affairs, head of the Armenian delegation to PACE. "The date was suggested by Lord Russell-Johnston, chairman of the PACE Sub-Committee on Karabakh. Postponement is conditioned by the internal political situation in Armenia and the forthcoming presidential election in Azerbaijan," he said, IA Regnum reports.   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 |  Related sections Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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). |
