  Azerbaijan may be forced to resign CoE membershipMay 12, 2009 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 119th session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, Azerbaijan was represented by Mamed Aliyev, Azeri Ambassador to Spain. FM Elmar Mamediarov refused to attend the meeting because of the Council's refusal to acknowledge the outcomes of the constitutional amendments referendum.According to available information obtained from a source closely related to diplomatic circles, Azerbaijan is quite likely to resign Council membership.   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 |  Related sections Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
