NAGORNO KARABAKH PRESIDENT CONDOLED WITH IRANIAN LEADERDecember 27, 2003 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno Karabakh President Arkady Ghukasian has sent a condolence telegram to Iranian leader Mohammad Khatami due to the disastrous earthquake that took place in the south-east of the country yesterday. "With a deep regret we got aware of the strong earthquake in Bam Iranian town, which took the lives of thousands of people. The people and the authorities of Nagorno Karabakh are expressing their sincere condolences," the message says. 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 | 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. |