Jorge Taiana: Argentina stands for Karabakh conflict peaceful resolutionMay 21, 2010 - 14:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite the geographic distance, people of Armenia and Argentina enjoy warm relations, thus encouraging the authorities to take action to develop bilateral relations, Armenian Foreign Minister said. “Development of relations and collaboration within international institutions were in the focus of discussions,” Edward Nalbandian said at a joint news conference with his visiting counterpart Jorge Taiana. For his part, Mr. Taiana said his country attaches importance to establishment of Embassy in Armenia. “Buenos Aires wants to strengthen ties with Yerevan. There is a numerous Armenian community in Argentina and these people make a considerable contribution to development of the country,” he said. The Argentine Minister also emphasized that Argentina stands for peaceful resolution of Karabakh conflict. 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 | 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. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |