US SENATOR STATED OF INADMISSIBILITY OF ARMENIA-AZERI MILITARY AID IMBALANCEMarch 3, 2004 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With the suggestion to provide military assistance to Azerbaijan that four times exceeds the aid to Armenia for FY 2005, the US President Administration could be construed to be taking sides in the ongoing dispute on Nagorno Karabakh, Senator George Allen stated at the hearing of the Foreign Relations Committee. In his words, by requesting $8.75 million in military assistance for Azerbaijan and only $2.75 million for Armenia, the Administration sends a dangerous message and threatens to undermine progress that has been made in finding peace between two countries and bringing stability to the region. At the same time as reported by Armenian National Committee of America, Allen also urged the Administration to discourage future acts of violence against Armenians by Azeris and to cancel Baku as host of NATO's upcoming Partnership for Peace (PfP) military exercises. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |