US TO ALLOCATE AZERBAIJAN $70 MILLION THIS YEARMay 21, 2004 - 22:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The US will allocate $70 million to Azerbaijan for fiscal year 2004, as reported by Azeri media, US State Department coordinator for Europe and Eurasia Carlos Pascual stated in Baku. In his words, the sum will be divided the following way: $20 million for humanitarian aid, $9 million for democratic reforms, $11 million for the assistance to the law-enforcement bodies, $13,5 million for economy support, $4,5 million for students exchange programs. Mr. Pascual reminded that the assistance to Azerbaijan amounted in $68 million in fiscal year 2003. 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. |