IN PARIS ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO DISCUSS STRUGGLE AGAINST DRUG TRANSITMay 22, 2003 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian today left for Paris to participate in "Transit routes of drugs from Central Asia to Europe" forum. As reported by the Armenian foreign ministry press service, the measure aims at discussion of topical tasks of struggle against drug production in Central Asia, specifically in Afghanistan, and their further transit to Europe. The French foreign ministry and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime are the organizers of the summit, in which representatives of over 50 countries of the world will participate. 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 | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |