IT UNLIKELY THAT US RENDER DIRECT AID TO AZERBAIJAN, THINKS ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTEROctober 22, 2001 - 20:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The repeal of 907 Section of Freedom Support Act is not desired for Armenia. This has been stated be Armenia's defense minister Serge Sarkisyan. He has emphasized that it is not necessary to repeal 907 Section in order to assist Azerbaijan in its struggle against terrorism. "There are different ways to do that, for example, through Turkey", has stated the minister. According to him, the sanction restriction will not have tragic results for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. «Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh can not be threatened by risk if the Americans assist Azerbaijan directly, as there are not any terrorist organizations in Armenia or Nagorno-Karabakh», has stated Serge Sarkisyan. The head of military department of Armenia thinks that it is unlikely that the US renders direct assistance to Azerbaijan, especially by way of weapons. 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 Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. |