  ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE USED TO RELEASE ARMENIAN PILOTS ARRESTED IN EQUATORIAL GUINEAMarch 10, 2005 - 07:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All opportunities should be used to release Armenian pilots arrested in Equatorial Guinea, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stated at a press conference. In his words, it is necessary to coordinate the efforts to avoid the opposite effect. Answering the question why in the course of his visit to Guinea V. Oskanian did not meet with the President, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia noted that in spite of the desire of the Armenian party a program of the visit was received before the departure to Malabo, which did not include a meeting with the Equato-Guinean President. V. Oskanian said he was satisfied with the rest of the meetings with country officials. In his words, in the course of the visit contacts at a rather high level were established and these will further promote release of Armenian pilots and their sending to Armenia. "At least I have the opportunity to call and talk to my counterpart," V. Oskanian noted, adding that he considers his visit successful in the respect that the Armenian party proposed to form a legal framework for extradition of the prisoners. "The Guinean authorities intend to seriously discuss that proposal," V. Oskanian noted.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
