OSCE MG Co-chairs arriving in Armenia on February 27February 26, 2009 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs, Ambassador Bernard Fassier of France, Ambassador Matthew Bryza of the U.S. and Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia are arriving in Yerevan on Friday, the French Embassy's press office told PanARMENIAN.Net The mediators are expected to leave for Stepanakert on Saturday evening. They will be back in Yerevan on Monday for talks with the Armenian leadership. The Embassy did not inform whether a news conference is scheduled in Yerevan. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. 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. |