Armenia opposes granting BSEC PA observer status to Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking CountriesJune 8, 2010 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has opposed granting an observer status in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC PA) to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-Speaking Countries. “Unless Turkey and Azerbaijan alter their position on the issues vital for Armenia, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-Speaking Countries will not be granted an observer status,” said Gagik Minasyan, head of the Armenian parliamentary delegation to BSEC PA. The head office of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-Speaking Countries is located in Baku, with a representative of the Azerbaijani ruling party as its Secretary General. The Assembly includes Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. 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. |