  Armenia ready to consider Russia’s proposal on missile defense deployment April 6, 2012 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Russian media outlets, Russia experiences great difficulties in talks with Azerbaijan on Gabala Radar Station, head of Regional Studies Center said. Richard Giragosian positively assessed Armenian Prime Minster Tigran Sargsyan’s statement on Armenia’s readiness to consider Russian proposals regarding constructing a radar station or deploying other elements of missile defense system in Armenia’s territory. The agreement between Moscow and Baku on operation of Gabala Radar Station by Russia expires in 2012. The parties are currently negotiating its extension. According to media reports, the process is delayed due to Azerbaijan’s attempts to increase the rent for the station.   Top stories 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. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial  Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial.Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north.“He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |
