ARFD determines strategy for next 4 years June 24, 2011 - 12:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsuyun members have gathered in Yerevan for a congress to determine the party’s strategy for the next 4 years and discuss the work carried out. “Discussions will also focus on the political situation in Armenia and the challenges Armenia faces, specifically the Armenian-Turkish relations, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Javakhk problem as well as democracy issues,” Dashnaktsutyun supreme body representative Armen Rustamyan told journalists before the meeting. He also said that Karabakh will be highlighted with a separate statement to be issued upon completion of the event. “Is something happens in Kazan we will react immediately at the highest level,” he said. Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold talks on the Karabakh conflict settlement on June 24 evening. Some experts do not exclude that the meeting might result in signature of a certain document. 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. |