Armenian Parliament Called upon Latvian Saeima to Recognize Armenian GenocideMarch 17, 2006 - 19:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the meeting with Latvian Ambassador to Armenia Aivars Vovers RA Parliament Speaker Artur Baghdassaryan called upon the Latvian Saeima to recognize the Armenian Genocide for the prevention of similar crimes in future, reported RA NA press office. The parties discussed the interparliamentary cooperation and noted the importance of Latvia's experience for the process of bringing the Armenian legislation up to the European standards. It was also noted that in 2007 Armenia will be included in a program of assistance in legislative issues to the new member states of the European Neighborhood Policy. For his part Mr. Vovers briefed to Artur Bahghdassaryan on the parliamentary election to be held in Latvia in October 2006. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |