Nalbandian: Yerevan hasn’t decided on OSCE Secretary General candidature yetMarch 1, 2011 - 20:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It’s time for Austria to open a diplomatic representation in Yerevan, according to Armenian Foreign Minister. As Edward Nalbandian noted in an interview with Der Standard Austrian newspaper, “we opened our embassy in Vienna many years ago. Our aim is to take our relations to a much higher level.” When asked if Armenia will support Former Austrian foreign minister Ursula Plassnik’s candidature for Secretary General of the OSCE, the Foreign Minister stated, “we haven't decided on the candidates yet. But concerning the Turkish candidate we stated that we cannot support him because Turkish representatives in different international organisations generally differ with their biased approaches and do not waste any opportunity in order not to express themselves against Armenia’s position.” 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |