HEYDAR ALIYEV OFFICIALLY PROPOSED AS AZERI PRESIDENTJune 23, 2003 - 23:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Political Council of the "Yeni Azerbaijan" (YA) ruling party officially nominated the acting leader of the Azeri state Heydar Aliyev for the post of the president of the country for the election to be held October 15. As reported by RIA "Novosti", the "YA" party activists speaking at the Political Council expressed assurance that the overwhelming majority of the constituents would vote in favor of Aliyev at the election. 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 | Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. |