CE CALLS ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN TO SOLVE KARABAKH ISSUE IN NEAR FUTUREJanuary 20, 2004 - 18:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At a sitting of the Council of Europe (CE) Parliamentary Assembly January 27 the draft of the resolution on fulfillment of Armenia's commitments to the CE will be discussed. As reported by "525" Baku newspaper, there is an item on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement included in the draft, which notes that within the latest period no notable progress was made in the issue. The resolution includes a call to the top leaderships of Armenia and Azerbaijan "to intensify the top-level contacts to achieve a peaceful resolution of the problem in the near future." The Assembly also calls the parties to continue regional cooperation and interparliamentary dialogue aiming at improvement of the political climate. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |