RA FM to take part in Parliament hearing on Protocol ratificationSeptember 17, 2009 - 00:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In response to ARFD faction leader Vahan Hovhannisyan's question during parliament's Q&A session, Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan reiterated his willingness to participate in parliament hearings on Protocol ratification,Minister stressed that he was familiar with Dashnaktsutyun's proposal. "Armenia and Turkey have already conducted talks on elaborating Protocols, and it would be very strange if American side makes claims for introducing changes in preliminarily signed documents. Never take diplomatic talks for wall tennis," Mr. Nalbandyan stressed. With regard to MP Shirak Tadedvosyan's being denied entrance to Georgia, Minister said that the problem had been discussed during his recent meeting with Georgian FM, and Georgian currently considers the problem. "I don't think any problem with Georgia is impossible to resolve through negotiations," he stressed. 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 | Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |