RA NA offers President to brisk up efforts for Karabakh settlementApril 29, 2008 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Assembly passed Tuesday the statement on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. The document backed by all parliamentary factions, with exception of Heritage faction which did not take part in the vote, expresses concern over the latest developments.The statement included two amendments, the first describing Armenia as the guarantor of Nagorno Karabakh's security and the second determining peaceful talks as the only way of the conflict settlement. The MPs offer the President to brisk up the efforts for resolution of the Karabakh conflict, undertake measures to fully inform the international community of the problem, work out legal acts allowing Armenia to ensure Karabakh's security in case of Azerbaijan's aggression. The document warns against "dangerous consequences of Azerbaijani top officials' warlike statements aimed to hamper the peaceful process, blackmail policy toward the OSCE Minsk Group and attempts to transfer discussions to various international structures," Novosti Armenia reports. 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 | 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. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |