Armenian experts to attend symposium on Karabakh in WashingtonOctober 12, 2011 - 21:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ways to peacefully resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be discussed at a symposium in George Mason University, Washington, with participation of officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter came to know from a reliable source, the Armenian side will be represented by Foreign Ministry official Tigran Mkrtchyan, director of the Regional Studies Center Richard Giragosian and director of the International Center for Human Development Tevan Poghosyan. Azerbaijan will be represented by Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev, acting head of the Center of Strategic Studies Gyulshan Pashaeva and member of the Diplomatic Academy Taleh Ziyadov. Tom de Waal, a senior associate in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will be the moderator of the discussions. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |