Robert Simmons: relations with South Caucasus Partners among NATO prioritiesSeptember 16, 2010 - 13:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met Wednesday with the delegation led by NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons to discuss regional security, further implementation of Armenia-NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan and Armenia’ s participation in NATO multinational operations. Mr. Simmons assured that relations with the South Caucasus Partners will remain among the Alliance’s priorities. For his part, Minister Ohanyan thanked the NATO official for his efficient activity during the past 7 years. 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. |