BAKU SAYS IT IS READY TO PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATION OF ARMENIAN MILITARY IN NATO EXERCISES IN AZERBAIJANApril 29, 2004 - 23:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is ready to provide for the participation of the Armenian military in the NATO exercises in Baku this autumn, head of the Press Service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan Ramiz Melikov told Interfax news agency today. "The NATO is the organizer of the exercises, and we are ready to provide for the participation of all the invitees, including representatives of the Defense Ministry of Armenia," he said. It should be reminded that the Cooperative Best Effort-2004 multinational exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance will be held within the framework of the Partnership for Peace Program in Baku this September. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |