 "FORMATION OF ANTI-ARMENIAN BLOC IN PACE WILL BE A WRONG STEP"April 17, 2001 - 21:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, April 17. /Mediamax/. Possible formation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) of an "anti-Armenian bloc" by Azeri and Turkish delegations will be a "wrong step", chairman of the permanent parliamentary commission for foreign affairs, head of the Armenian delegation in PACE Hovanes Hovanisian told Mediamax in an interview today.Hovanisian noted that the 18 votes, which the delegations of Azerbaijan and Turkey have together, cannot affect the adoption of resolutions, contradicting the national interests of Armenia. Besides, we have enough backing in PACE, Hovanisian stressed. On March 30, the head of the Azerbaijani delegation in PACE, Ilham Aliev declared that the parliamentarians of Turkey and Azerbaijan are going to speak at PACE sessions from common positions. --0--   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 Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |
