Norway's Armenians back Mashtots Park activists![]() March 22, 2012 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenians in Norway addressed an open letter to activists advocating for protection of Mashtots Park voicing their support to their activities. The letter says they are concerned over the issue of Mashtots Park and Teghut forests and keep an eye on further developments. “We consider using the public area in favor of private interests to be unacceptable and illegal. We are well aware of the violations with regard to construction in the park, and condemn the unlawful actions of the police,” the letter says. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Partner news |