Austrian President urges removal of snipers from border areas June 26, 2012 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Snipers must be removed from border areas, Austrian President Heinz Fischer said in Yerevan. “I fully back the principle of peaceful resolution of the problem, when thousands of lives are at stake,” he said, voicing hope that Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be settled within the framework of OSCE Minsk Group. President Fischer further noted he is aware of Azerbaijani and Turkish leaders’ positions on the issue, with visit to Armenia having given him an opportunity to familiarize himself with the country’s stance. 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. |