Probability of Kocharian-Aliyev Meeting in Minsk Should Not Be Totally Ruled outSeptember 12, 2006 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Probability of a meeting between Armenian and Azeri Presidents Robert Kocharian and Ilham Aliyev should not be totally ruled out, however speaking of it is still early, Armenian leaders' Spokesperson Victor Soghomonyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.October 17 a CIS summit will take place in Minsk. On the eve of the event, on October 16, the Council of FMs and Council of CIS State Leaders will convene in Minsk. As customary, the holding of a meeting of the Presidents will depend on the meeting of the FMs. If after Oskanian-Mammadyarov meeting there is a need for that between the Presidents, Aliyev and Kocharian will meet in Minsk. 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”. |