Austrian President urges removal of snipers from border areas June 26, 2012 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Snipers must be removed from border areas, Austrian President Heinz Fischer said in Yerevan. “I fully back the principle of peaceful resolution of the problem, when thousands of lives are at stake,” he said, voicing hope that Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be settled within the framework of OSCE Minsk Group. President Fischer further noted he is aware of Azerbaijani and Turkish leaders’ positions on the issue, with visit to Armenia having given him an opportunity to familiarize himself with the country’s stance. 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. |