PUBLIC DISORDERS BEGIN IN GEORGIAN DMANISI REGION POPULATED BY AZERISDecember 6, 2001 - 22:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation in Dmanisi region of Georgia where the most of population are Azerbaijanis has become tenser. According to Georgian parliament Deputy Irakli Gogov the reason of the public disorders was the scandal in the Georgian parliament. Deputy David Magradze who was elected by the «Union of Citizens» party lists, demits the deputy mandate. The place in the parliament that became free has to be taken up by the next candidacy on the list. The next was a Damnisi region resident, Azerbaijani Mikael Mahmudow. But, it turned out, that «Union of Citizens» leadership signed the document regarding the withdrawal of Mikael Mahmudow from the list. 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. |