LEADERS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN READY TO CONTINUE DIALOGUE ON KARABAKHApril 29, 2004 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian and Azeri Presidents Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev consider it necessary to continue the talks over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. As correspondents of Armenian media reported from Warsaw, the Presidents stated it in the course of a press briefing upon the completion of the tete-a-tete meeting in the Polish capital yesterday. Robert Kocharian noted that various international forums would be used for direct contacts. At that he said he was for intensification of the meetings of the Foreign Ministers of the two countries to solve the Karabakh problem. In his words, the recurrent meeting of Vardan Oskanian and Elmar Mamedyarov is scheduled already in May. In his turn, Ilham Aliyev evaluated the negotiations with his Armenian counterpart as "a constructive dialogue" evidencing the parties efforts to find ways to settle the conflict. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |