RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER RULES OUT RESUMPTION OF AZERI-ARMENIAN FIGHTINGDecember 26, 2000 - 16:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 26.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev said on Monday during a brief visit to Azerbaijan's capital Baku that he rules out resumption of Azeri-Armenian fighting.According to Russian agencies, Igor Sergeyev was quoted as saying: "I am 120 per cent sure that there won't be any more fighting". The Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev noted in his turn that Russia, as one of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, "may provide a breakthrough in the Karabakh issue settlement". -0- 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. |