ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE USED TO RELEASE ARMENIAN PILOTS ARRESTED IN EQUATORIAL GUINEAMarch 10, 2005 - 07:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All opportunities should be used to release Armenian pilots arrested in Equatorial Guinea, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stated at a press conference. In his words, it is necessary to coordinate the efforts to avoid the opposite effect. Answering the question why in the course of his visit to Guinea V. Oskanian did not meet with the President, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia noted that in spite of the desire of the Armenian party a program of the visit was received before the departure to Malabo, which did not include a meeting with the Equato-Guinean President. V. Oskanian said he was satisfied with the rest of the meetings with country officials. In his words, in the course of the visit contacts at a rather high level were established and these will further promote release of Armenian pilots and their sending to Armenia. "At least I have the opportunity to call and talk to my counterpart," V. Oskanian noted, adding that he considers his visit successful in the respect that the Armenian party proposed to form a legal framework for extradition of the prisoners. "The Guinean authorities intend to seriously discuss that proposal," V. Oskanian noted. 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. |