ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MET WITH NEWLY-APPOINTED NATO SECRETARY GENERALSeptember 25, 2003 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In New York Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian met with foreign minister of Netherlands, OSCE chairman-in-office Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, recently appointed NATO secretary general. The parties discussed issues of Armenia-OSCE cooperation, regional problems, as well as details of Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's coming visit to the South Caucasus. V. Oskanian also met with US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton and discussed issues referring to an arms non-proliferation initiative. 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. |