ARMENIAN FM TO BE PRESENT AT MIKHAIL SAAKASHVILI'S INAUGURATION IN TBILISIJanuary 16, 2004 - 21:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's foreign minister Vardan Oskanian will head the Armenian delegation at the ceremony of inauguration of newly elected Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, Armenian MFA press service reported. Let us note that the inauguration is to take place in Tbilisi January 25. High rank representatives of a number of countries, including US Secretary of State Colin Powell, German foreign minister Joschka Fischer, French Senate President Christian Poncelet as well as Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will be present at the ceremony. 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. |