  US DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE WILL VISIT YEREVAN AND BAKU THIS WEEKMarch 23, 2004 - 17:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the coming days US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan, US State Department Spokesman Richard Baucher stated in Washington. As reported by Associated Press, in the course of the visit to Yerevan, scheduled March 26, Armitage will hold negotiations with Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian. The issue of safety of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will be discussed among other questions. The US will allocate $1 million for the Armenian party to spend on strengthening the physical protection of the station and guarding it from possible terrorist attacks.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”  Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution.U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |
