Armenia and NKR have to develop collaboration in different directionsDecember 15, 2009 - 21:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan hosted 7th RA NA -NKR NA interparliamentary collaboration sitting. Sitting agenda included "Demographic situation in Armenia and NKR" and "International organizations' perception of Karabakh conflict" issues.As RA National Assembly chairman Hovik Abrahamyan stressed, interparliamentary committee activities took Armenia-Karabakh collaboration to a new level. In this context, he put priority on economic collaboration development. For his part, NKR National Assembly chairman Ashot Gulyanexpressed hope that the parties will engage in constructive negotiations, allowing them to present a comprehensive package of suggestions as a result of the sitting. The sitting was also attended by Karabakh Foreign Minister Georgi Petrosyan and NKR Deputy Minister for Social Welfare Lenston Gulyan, NKR parliamentary press service reported. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |