Armenian embassy in Moscow hosts Karabakh movement anniv. eventFebruary 21, 2013 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian embassy in Moscow hosted an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the petition of the Special Session of the Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast Council of People’s Deputies for secession from Soviet Azerbaijan. At the February 20 event, the Armenian ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan characterized the 1988 developments as the awakening of Armenian people. A Karabakh liberation movement activist Semyon Babayan, who headed Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast Council in 1988, also spoke at the event, Armenian Foreign Ministry press service reported. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |