  Armenia’s major task is prevention of hostilities in Karabakh, former Foreign Minister says January 17, 2011 - 17:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s major task is to prevent resumption of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh, according to Alexander Arzumanyan, former Foreign Minister of Armenia. “Nothing can be dearer than a soldier’s life,” he told a news conference on January 17. As to possible developments, Arzumanyan said the international community will hardly prioritize Karabakh settlement in 2011, as Turkey, Russia and the U.S. are facing presidential elections.   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 Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community  Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said.Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports.For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. |
