  Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting in Bucharest would be mere formalityApril 1, 2008 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Any meeting between Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev will be a mere formality and will produce no effect presently, Director of the Caucasus Media Institute Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net "Armenia's President-elect should first of all ease political tensions in the republic," he said. "Azerbaijan will hold presidential election in autumn, so Aliyev can't make sharp moves. There will be no meeting in Bucharest. The OSCE Minsk Group concluded that such a meeting would be fruitless."   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
