Future of South Caucasus - Settlement of All ConflictsMarch 16, 2006 - 14:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the visit to the countries of the South Caucasus three basic topics were discussed: prospects of the Karabakh peace process, energy security and the future of the region, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried stated during a news conference at the US Embassy in Yerevan. «Speaking of the future of the South Caucasus, I mean the time, when all conflicts - Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazian and South Ossetian are settled, the countries live in peace and choose their place in this world without any external pressure,» Fried remarked. In his words, the dialogue with Armenian FM V. Oskanian will continue in Washington - during the ceremony of signing an agreement between Armenian Government and the Millennium Challenge Corporation March 27, 2006. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. |