Armenia-Diaspora Forum Also to Discuss Middle East SituationSeptember 5, 2006 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The international community does not have a negative attitude towards Armenia, stated Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian at a meeting with Armenian intelligentsia representatives in Yerevan. In his words, the world is well aware of the Karabakh conflict, including on the events in Khojalu that Azerbaijan manipulates with. The head of the Armenian MFA underscored that the third Armenia-Diaspora forum will adopt a statement of all participants over Nagorno Karabakh. In his words, an opinion on the EU-Turkey talks will also be expressed. «The Lebanese issue is not included in the agenda, however I suppose there will be opinions on the situation in the Middle East,» Oskanian said. V. Oskanian also added that the number of the co-sponsors of the forum is about 50. 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. |