PACE sanctions against Armenia may impede reform processJanuary 15, 2009 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdassaryan met Thursday with rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe monitoring committee, John Prescott, Georges Colombier and committee head Bas Klein.In discussing Armenia's fulfillment of PACE 1609 and 1620 resolutions, Mr. Baghdassaryan said that Armenia fixed considerable progress. "Armenia has chosen the path of democratic reforms and PACE sanctions against the republic may impede the process. Yerevan is awaiting PACE's balanced approach during its January session," he said. 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, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |