WASHINGTON INTENDS TO INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO SETTLE KARABAKH CONFLICTFebruary 1, 2002 - 22:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Administration of U.S. President George W. Bush intends to activate the process of reconciliation of Armenia and Azerbaijan. A representative of the White House stated this while commenting the U.S. head decree on suspension of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act. In the White House representative's words, waiver of the Section is an important move in American-Armenian and American-Azeri relations and it will signify a new stage in cooperation between these states. Washington intends to undertake active measures to settle Karabakh conflict in the shortest terms," - the representative of U.S. President's Administration stated. Moreover, waiver of the Section will contribute to cooperation between these countries in the struggle against international terrorism and will let prevent penetration of terrorists to the Southern Caucasian region. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |