  Armenians of Slovakia preparing for lobbying Karabakh independenceSeptember 13, 2007 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian community of Slovakia is seriously preparing for lobbying Nagorno Karabakh's independence, chairman of the Armenian organizations of Slovakia Ashot Grigorian told a news conference in Yerevan. "The Armenian lobby is not strong enough in the issue. Azeris are much more active," he said adding that, nevertheless, the efforts of Armenian lobbyists resulted in passage of the Armenian Genocide resolution by the Slovakian parliament in 2004.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
