NEW UPHEAVALS HARD TO AVOID IN CAUCASUS IN NEAR FUTURE, NATO SECRETARY GENERAL STATEDOctober 3, 2002 - 22:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It will be hard to avoid new upheavals and instability manifestations in the Caucasus in the near future. NATO secretary general George Robertson stated it today at the Brussels conference devoted to the coming summit of the North Atlantic alliance in Prague. In his words, at present the Caucasus, Central Asia, North Africa and the Middle East "pose a cocktail of potential instability." All these regions experience a political and economic trial, which, in his opinion, will finally put them on the right path. "But only a blind optimist can say that these changes will occur without serious upheavals," - the NATO secretary general stated. 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. |