RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SECONDS LEGISLATORS' INITIATIVE TO BAN RUSSIAN COMPANIES' PARTICIPATION IN BAKU-CEYHAN OIL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTIONNovember 19, 2001 - 23:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today deputy chairman of committee on CIS affairs of Russian State Duma Anatoly Chekhoyev addressed a report to the sitting of the Chamber, in which he called on his colleagues to ban Russian oil companies to participate in the project of "Baku-Ceyhan" oil pipeline construction. Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Biktor Kalyuzhniy stated he seconded the deputy's initiative as, in his words, building of this pipeline, which excludes Russian territory, contradicts to political and economic interests of Russia. As it is known, "Lukoil" company, headed by ethnic Azeri Vagit Alekperov, is interested in participation in realizing the project. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |