ARMENIAN AND GERMAN LEADERS DISCUSSED PROSPECTS OF KARABAKH SETTLEMENTJanuary 15, 2003 - 22:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday Armenian and German leaders Robert Kocharian and Johannes Rau discussed the prospects of the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Armenia's relations with its neighbors. At the same time, as reported by "Mediamax" agency, the main emphasis of the meeting was placed on the necessity to expand the Armenian-German economic relations. After the two presidents' meeting Armenian minister of finance and economy Vardan Khachatrian and German state secretary for European affairs Klaus Scharioth signed an intergovernmental agreement "On financial cooperation." 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 | Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. 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”. |