EU concerned about increase of Azerbaijani and Armenian defense expensesNovember 19, 2007 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Resumption of war is possible unless an agreement is signed. The situation may seem stable but incidents at the frontline occur almost every week. This is very dangerous, since they may provoke military operations. The EU doesn't have a mandate to oversee the situation and will not have such in the near future," EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "We are concerned about increase of Azerbaijani and Armenian defense expenses. Azerbaijan develops rapidly and feels strong. However, it doesn't mean that it can resolve the conflict by use of force or economic pressure. Azerbaijan's hopes are exaggerated. Armenia is also developing and the situation that seemed stable a coupe of years ago can change. I think there is a need to reconsider the state of affairs," he said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. |