Diplomat: former Ukrainian ambassador to Armenia used to mistake the wish for the realityFebruary 9, 2011 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Referring to WikiLeaks publication that the former Ukrainian ambassador to Armenia allegedly briefed a U.S. diplomat that the Armenian authorities exerted pressure on the Ukrainian diplomat, forcing him to cancel the event dedicated to the 1932-1933 famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine, a diplomat accredited in Armenia said that the former Ukrainian Ambassador to Armenia used to mistake the wish for the reality. At the same time, the diplomatic source told PanARMENIAN.Net that it is unserious to comment on Wikileaks publications, which are basically invented. According to WikiLeaks, the Ukrainian ambassador said that his apartment in Yerevan was broken into for “politically-motivated” reasons related to his staging of Ukraine famine remembrance event the same day that Russian president Medvedev arrived for his first state visit in Armenia. However, even U.S. ambassador Yovanovitch specifically mentions about US embassy’s “doubt” regarding Ukrainian ambassador’s “assumption,” unzipped.blogspot.com reported. 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. |