ELIZABETH JONES DISCUSSED THE QUESTION OF CONSTRUCTION OF IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE WITH RA LEADERSHIPAugust 29, 2001 - 22:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The question of construction of Iran-Armenia gas pipeline was among the items discussed in course of meetings of US Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth Jones with the leadership of Armenia. Jones, who has accomplished her tour to the Transcaucasus, stated to journalists today "this project is connected with certain problems, which are particularly conditional upon requirements of the American legislation". The law envisaging sanctions on countries, the companies of which invest into Iranian economy is meant. "But it does not mean that Armenia will not have an opportunity to participate in regional projects," - Elizabeth Jones stressed. In her words, "the main problems concerning this matter should be solved". 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. |