Armenia's participation in NATO Parliamentary Assembly programs of great importanceJuly 27, 2009 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Armenia's active participation in NATO programs and particularly in those of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is very important. It is necessary to create a balance with anti-Armenian speeches and to promote the self-determination principle in the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh problem," Stepan Safaryan , member of the parliamentary delegation of Armenia in NATO, MP of RA National Assembly from "Heritage", told a press conference in Yerevan today. The event was organized jointly with MP of RA National Assembly from the Republican Party of Armenia, Karen Avagyan.Mr.Safaryan also noted that the current Armenian authorities, in cooperation with NATO, are guided by political expediency, and gave as an example of sending a limited military contingent to Iraq. "Then they need just that, and now the Armenian authorities want to send a military contingent to Afghanistan, since U.S. President Barack Obama attaches great importance to Afghanistan," Safaryan said. According to Mr. Safarian, these solutions are based on political expediency, while the foreign policy should proceed from specific principles. Safaryan also stressed that the "Heritage" party agrees with authorities that at the moment the issue of joining NATO mustn't be included in Armenia's foreign policy agenda. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |