  President’s refusal to attend NATO summit correct decision - expert May 25, 2012 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of RA NAS Oriental Studies Institute said Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan made a right decision, having refused to attend Chicago-hosted summit.At news conference, Ruben Safrastyan characterized the decision as logical, considering the summit adopted a declaration which stressed the prevalence of the countries’ territorial integrity. “The statement, clearly, aimed to support Moldova and Georgia; however, representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan couldn’t fail to take it into consideration. Besides, NATO statement runs counter to OSCE Minsk Group principles for Karabakh settlement, which also explains President Sargsyan’s refusal to attend the summit,” the expert explained. On May 20-21, Chicago hosted a NATO summit, with current situation in Afghanistan and the country’s future after withdrawal of NATO forces by 2014 in the focus of the meeting.   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 |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |
