MFA: landing of Armenian plane in Turkey previously agreedOctober 15, 2012 - 14:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The landing of an Armenian plane en route to Syria in the Turkish city of Erzurum was agreed on in advance, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. As Tigran Balayan noted, the landing of the plane carrying humanitarian aid to Syria had been planned. According to earlier media reports, Turkey ordered an Armenian plane flying to the Syrian city of Aleppo to land on Monday, Oct 15 and authorities were searching its cargo. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |