ARMENIAN COMMUNISTS TAKE EASY THE VISIT OF NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO YEREVANJanuary 15, 2001 - 20:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 15.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "The Communist Party of Armenia doesn't regard the visit of NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson to Yerevan as a turn of Armenian foreign priorities for the North-Atlantic alliance", said today the secretary of the Central Committee of the Armenian Communist Party Gagik Tadevosian in the interview to Mediamax."Armenia, as an independent state, is free to receive representatives of any organization", he said. Reminding that the Communist Party of Armenia adheres to strictly pro-Russian policy, Tadevosian noted that relations with Russia should become the top priority of Armenia's foreign policy. Tadevosian also said further statements of the President and the Foreign Minister of Armenia will indicate the influence George Robertson's visit to Yerevan might possibly have on the foreign policy of Armenia. -0- 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 | 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. |