Armenia highlighted Karabakh problem at OSCE FMs summitDecember 18, 2007 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No declaration was adopted upon the outcomes of the Madrid summit, since a number of issues were not coordinated, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told a news conference in Yerevan."Discussion of the Nagorno Karabakh issue was the most important item for Armenia. As you know, the Co-chairs presented a package of proposals, the Armenian and Azeri FMs had to submit to the Presidents," the Minister said. "Armenia-EU cooperation was also considered. We agreed that the OSCE chairmanship will be turned over to Greece in 2009, to Kazakhstan - in 2010 and to Lithuania - in 2011," he said. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |