Kiro Manoyan doesn’t anchor hopes on OSCE summit in AstanaOctober 29, 2010 - 14:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director Kiro Manoyan has said that the main goal of the presidential meeting in Astrakhan was to relieve tensions, which emerged as result of a regular wave of Azerbaijan’s threats and incidents at the line of contact. Russian President’s initiative was successful enough, according to him. However, Mr. Manoyan noted that people should not anchor hopes on the forthcoming OSCE summit in Astana. Asked why the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to meet if they can’t achieve any agreement, he said, “The more the Presidents meet the less frequent are the incidents at the frontline. Anyway, it’s better just to meet than not to meet at all.” 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. |