  Baku didn’t let its delegate to Armenia May 21, 2010 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Caucasus 2009 international conference organized by Caucasus Institute kicked off in Yerevan on May 21. “Representatives from Azerbaijan did not arrive to take in the event for the first time during its 6-year history,” Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan said. “This is probably conditioned by the domestic situation in the neighbor republic. 10 days ago the Azerbaijani rapporteur said he can’t participate in the conference for a variety of reasons.” As PanARMENIAN.Net came to know from an informed source, the Azerbaijani delegate wasn’t allowed to depart for Yerevan.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
