  Hranush Hakobyan: we have nothing in common with nationalists  December 23, 2010 - 18:10 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - At December 23 news conference in Yerevan, Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan spoke about recent outbreaks of nationalism and violence in Moscow. “We’re very distressed over the recent events in Moscow and hope for Russian government to prevent further outbreaks of violence. The events in question must not affect friendly relations between Armenia and Russia,” she stressed. “As Russian President and Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin stated, Russia is a multicultural country. National minorities living in Russia, including Armenians, are rightful residents of the country. I call on all Armenians to demonstrate neutral and calm attitude. We have nothing in common with nationalists,” Ms. Hakobyan said.   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 |  Latest news Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations  Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations.Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia.Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region.Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |
