  Hovik Abrahamyan: UN has to aid Karabakh refugees without waiting for political resolution of the conflict  August 10, 2010 - 16:26 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - RA National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with Damtew Dessalegne, Representativeof the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) in Armenia. Hailing the UN Yerevan Office’s assistance to Armenian refugees, Speaker Abrahamyan expressed willingness to intensify RA NA–UN Yerevan Office collaboration through improving refugee issue-related legislative field. As he emphasized, 3300 refugee families are currently in need of housing, despite the authorities’ efforts. He also expressed concerns over UN as well as UNHCR office’s lack of attention for Karabakh refugees’ problems. “UN has to aid Karabakh refugees without waiting for political resolution of the conflict,” Abrahamyan stressed, suggesting implementation of technical assistance programs jointly with the Armenian parliament, RA NA press service reported.   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 |  Related sections Topic Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
