RA FM: I am hopeful meeting with Mammadyarov will end in agreement to continue talksApril 30, 2008 - 20:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is hopeful that that his upcoming meeting with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will be rich in content."This will be a familiarization but I hope that the meeting will end in agreement to continue talks," Minister Nalbandian told the RA National Assembly Wednesday. He said he will inform the MPs of the details of the meeting. Mr Nalbandian also remarked that concerns over the boost of Azerbaijan's defense expenses are not interference in internal affairs of that country. "In one of interviews I expressed doubt that the international community will turn a blind eye to tenfold increase of a country's military spending. Azerbaijan described my words as interference in its internal affairs. However, the defense budget is not meant for domestic use," the Minister said, Novosti Armenia reports. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |