Sargsyan-Aliyev first meeting over in Saint PetersburgJune 6, 2008 - 17:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first-ever meeting between Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev has finished in Saint Petersburg.Although it was just a familiarization, the meeting was constructive, the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan commented. "The Presidents did not refer to the Madrid proposals but briefed on their positions. They instructed the Foreign Ministers of both states to continue talks in the framework of the Minsk Group," the Minister Nalbandian said. For his part, Elmar Mammadyarov informed that the OSCE MG Co-chairs will visit the region in the near future, reported the Public Television of Armenia. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |