AZERBAIJAN'S ENERGY CRISES FRAUGHT WITH SOCIAL BURSTDecember 11, 2001 - 22:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The energy crisis in Azerbaijan is beginning to turn into a catastrophe. The energy is already cut off in the capital. According to the Azerbaijani media, yesterday Baku was in pitch darkness for the whole evening and night. The situation in the regions is even worse. Energy has not been distributed to refugee camp "Gizil ay" in Bard for four day and 1200 people have already lived in inhuman conditions for 8 years there. In order to attract the government's attention the people living in the camp made an attempt to block the highway to Baku. "Namus" party chairman Togrul Ibragimli says that he "does not exclude the possibility of the social burst in any region of Azerbaijan". According to him, "repetition of the last year events in Sheki is possible. There were mass disorders having social ground in that region last year. 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 | SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. 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. French-Armenian journalist returns to France after 41-day hunger strike Nicolian said on social media on Sunday, June 2 that he needs to improve his health in order to “continue the fight”. |