 ARMENIAN SOCIETY "ISN'T REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC" ABOUT THE FACT THAT PUTIN PREFERRED TO VISIT BAKU FIRST, KOCHARIAN SAYSDecember 22, 2000 - 20:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 22.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "The Armenian society isn't really enthusiastic about the fact that the President of Russia preferred to visit Baku first, and then Yerevan", Armenian President Robert Kocharian said in the interview to Reuters.However, the Armenian leader noted, Putin's visit to Baku is "a question of Russian-Azeri bilateral relations". President Kocharian said also that he invited Putin to visit Armenia in 2001, and the invitation has been accepted. "Why particularly this order of visits is chosen - ask the President of Russia", Robert Kocharian said. -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 Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion  The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country.Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |
