ARMENIAN DELEGATION GOT OK FOR ENTRY TO EQUATORIAL GUINEA FOR TALKS ON FATE OF ARMENIAN PILOTS ARRESTEDApril 29, 2004 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The authorities of Equatorial Guinea have provided entry visas to the Armenian delegation, which intends to leave for the capital of Malabo to hold negotiations on the further fate of the Armenian pilots arrested there, Press Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia Hamlet Gasparian told Arminfo news agency. It should be reminded that being suspected of complicity to an attempt of a coup d'etat, six pilots of the civil aviation of Armenia, who held contracts with private companies in African countries, were detained in Malabo March 8. In the words of the Spokesman of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, at present the Armenian party awaits specification of the date of meetings with the leadership of Equatorial Guinea. 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 | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |