No Progress at Kocharian-Aliyev Meeting in BucharestJune 6, 2006 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No progress was made at the meeting between Armenian President Robert Kocharian and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Bucharest, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian said. In his words, matters over which Armenian and Azeri presidents failed to reach consensus in Rambouillet, were not agreed upon in Bucharest. At that he noted that the Kocharian-Aliyev meeting was held in a normal atmosphere. «Nevertheless the FMs of the two countries are commissioned to continue talks over settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and try to find common points before the next meeting of the presidents,» Oskanian added. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |