Armenian President to Depart for Romania June 4June 2, 2006 - 16:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - June 4 Armenian President Robert Kocharian will depart for Romania on a 3-day visit to participate in the Black Sea Summit for Dialogue and Cooperation. The summit was initiated by Romanian party, which considers that regional dialogue may become one of key factors for stability, economic development and strengthening of the positions of the Black Sea states within united Europe. Robert Kocharian is expected to address the summit. He will also meet with the Romanian President and other officials.The meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents will also be held in Bucharest. It's supposed to start in an expanded composition with the participation of Foreign Ministers of both states, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian FM Karel de Gucht, Co-chairs of the OSCE MG for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and personal representative of the OSCE CiO Andrzej Kasprzyk. Then the Presidents will continue the meeting in private. 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 | 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." 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. Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |