Walter Schwimmer: Armenia commits mistake, ignoring sittings of PACE subcommittee on KarabakhFebruary 3, 2011 - 18:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former secretary general of the CoE Walter Schwimmer said that Armenia commits a mistake, ignoring sittings of the PACE subcommittee on Karabakh. “I do not think that a boycott is a correct reaction to PACE decisions and its structures,” said Schwimmer, who is currently the Chairman of the International Coordinating Committee of the WPF “Dialogue of Civilizations”. “This is the nature of democratic decisions – one may disagree with the adopted decisions, but it is necessary to observe them,” Interfax quoted Schwimmer as saying. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". 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. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. 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”. |