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IT'S TIME FOR US AND EUROPE TO MAKE CONTRIBUTION TO KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT, HEAD OF NATO COMMITTEE IN US SENATE CONSIDERSJuly 24, 2004 - 00:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It high time for Washington and Brussels to make contribution to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh and some other conflicts, head of the Project of Transitional Democracies, chairman of NATO Committee in US Senate Bruce Jackson stated after the meeting with Nagorno Karabakh President Arkadi Ghukasian. In Jackson's words, the principal goal of the mission headed by him is to "secure more active participation of international community in the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement". In this view he noted the significance of including the South Caucasian states in "Enlarged Europe: New Neighbors" program as well as NATO's interest in establishment of stability and democracy in the region as stated during the Istanbul summit. "Human potential tragically decreases because of the conflicts in Pridnestrovye, South Osetia, Abkhazia and Nagorno Karabakh, thus impeding the development of economy and the process of integration into the European family. Besides, the growing generation lacks the possibility of receiving essential education" Jackson said. "We are going to bring to the notice of the US and European leaders the importance of the Karabakh problem, which needs settling", he stated. 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 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. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |