ACCORDING TO MIKHAIL GORBACHEV ARMENIA FOLLOWS THE PROCESS OF FORMATION OF THE RUSSIA-BELARUS UNION WITH GREAT INTERESTJune 22, 2001 - 19:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - . After his the meeting with President of Belorussia first President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev stated that Armenia follows the process of formation of the Russia-Belarus Union with great interest. He said that Armenians wanted to see the future developments - whether Russia would engulf Belarus or it was an equal community. Only after this, according to Gorbachev's words, Yerevan will decide whether it is on the same way with the Union or not. Informing about this, "Mediamax" agency reminds that President Robert Kocharian has repeatedly stated that the leadership of Armenia is not interested in the idea of joining the country to the Russia-Belarus Union. 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 | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |