RUSSIAN COUNCIL OF FEDERATION RATIFIED ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN TREATY ON NATURAL DIAMOND SUPPLIES TO ARMENIAJuly 10, 2002 - 22:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today the Council of the Federation of the Russian parliament ratified the Armenian-Russian inter-parliamentary treaty on natural diamond supplies to Armenia. 135 members of the Council of the Federation voted for ratifying the treaty, two parliamentarians voted against. The treaty period of validity expires December 31, 2006.Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |