NATO does not approve militant rhetoric of AzerbaijanJune 20, 2007 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Though NATO is not involved in the settlement process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the alliance thinks that peaceful negotiations are the only solution to the problem," NATO Secretary General's Special Representative in South Caucasus Robert Simmons stated to a press conference in Yerevan. He said, work of OSCE MG is productive and constructive, and NATO is ready to provide assistance if the conflicting parties ask. "But we do not approve militant rhetoric of Azerbaijan, which became more frequent recently," R. Simmons underscored. 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 | Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. |