Democracy development in Armenia important for U.S.March 20, 2009 - 23:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch to discuss development of Armenia-U.S. relations and the steps Armenia undertakes to normalize relations with Turkey.In discussing the domestic situation, Mr. Abrahamyan said that Armenia is consistent in fulfillment of PACE resolutions. For her part, Ambassador Yovanovitch said that development of democracy in Armenia is important for the United States. She also said that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be resolved peacefully on the basis of the principle of territorial integrity and the right of nations to self-determination, the RA NA press office reported. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |