Swiss FM: Armenian Cemetery Demolition in Nachichevan Should Be CondemnedJune 12, 2006 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "During my latest visit to Azerbaijan I stressed the importance of maintenance of cultural heritage. We condemn the demolition of the Armenian cemetery in Old Djulfa in Nakhichevan by an order of the Azeri authorities," Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey stated at a news conference in Yerevan. In her words, Switzerland has appealed to UNESCO on the issue and the PACE Committee on Protection of Cultural Heritage will pay a visit to the site in September. "Armenia and Switzerland have a different history but our cultures have much in common. The Armenian community of Switzerland carries out a great deal of work to familiarize the Swiss with the Armenian culture and traditions," underscored Ms. Calmy-Rey. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |