Naira Zohrabyan: NKR’s being unrecognized should not deprive its people of basic human rightsDecember 7, 2010 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 7, the head of Armenian National Assembly Standing Committee on European Integration Naira Zohrabyan met with the Ambassador of Estonia to Armenia Toomas Lukk (residence in Tbilisi). At the meeting, Ms. Zohrabyan stressed the importance of activating bilateral interparliamentary cooperation. Dwelling on Eastern Partnership program, Zohrabyan specifically noted the need for development of cooperation in multilateral formats. She went on to speak of Baku’s unwillingness to cooperate with Yerevan in program framework, also commenting on Azeri President’s statement concerning exclusion of Yerevan from all regional programs. The parties also discussed Karabakh conflict settlement, with the Committee head emphasizing the importance of EU humanitarian programs in Artsakh, noting that NKR’s being unrecognized should not deprive its people of basic human rights, 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 | 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. |