ARMENIAN AND AZERI FOREIGN MINISTERS TO MEET IN STRASBOURG WITHIN NEXT TWO DAYSMay 11, 2004 - 23:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In compliance with the preliminary arrangement, the recurrent meeting of Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Vardan Oskanian and Elmar Mamedyarov with the participation of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group for settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be held in Strasbourg on May 12-13. As reported by the Press Service of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, V. Oskanian at the head of the Armenian delegation will be in the French city to participate in the 114th session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers. Among the main topics on the session agenda is the process of reformation of the European Court of Human Rights, third EU Summit, the EU contribution to the war against international terrorism and other questions. In the course of the session the Armenian Minister will make a speech, specifically addressing fulfillment of its commitments to the Council of Europe by Armenia, the current domestic situation and the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |