RA FM Rated London Talks as PositiveJanuary 20, 2006 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The precise date and place of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev will be announced in the near future," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian stated. He also informed that French President Jacques Chirac has personally sent invitations to the leaders of both states. He noted that the Kocharian-Aliyev meeting will take place within 10 days. "The French party will announce of the precise date and place of the meeting," Vartan Oskanian added. The Armenian Minister rated the two-day talks with Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov as positive noting however that difficulties still exist. In his words, the parties discussed a half-page working document that can be characterized as regulations for talks. "The document records the main principles of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, reported RFE/RL. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |