NATO hopes for Armenia crisis soonest resolutionMarch 12, 2008 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 10, an Armenian delegation attended a meeting of the military-political committee that leads the Partnership for Peace NATO program.The delegation included representatives of the Armenian Defense Ministry and Armenia's mission to NATO. The meeting participants focused on the PFP goals set in the framework of the Planning and Revision Program. The RA delegation also met with NATO Envoy for the South Caucasus Robert Simmons to discuss the domestic situation in Armenia and reforms in defense sector. Mr Simmons voiced hope that tensions will be eased and affirmed intention to develop relations with Armenia. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |