OSKANIAN NOT AGREE WITH NEGATIVE EVALUATION OF ARMENIA FOREIGN POLICYMarch 10, 2005 - 07:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian does not agree with the negative evaluation of Armenia's foreign policy. The Minister stated it at a press conference in Yerevan. In his words, the issue of "defeats" of Armenia at the foreign policy arena is extremely hackneyed by the opposition. "I think it aims at criticizing the authorities. Talks over settlement of the Karabakh problem proceed normally. We did not make any steps in diplomacy, which could lead to regress, to the contrary, we are in rather favorable conditions," he noted. 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. |