ARFD concerned over Sargsyan-Medvedev-Aliyev meeting in KazanJune 6, 2011 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group is seriously concerned over the oncoming Armenia-Russia –Azerbaijan presidential meeting in Kazan. “I don't consider Deauville statement favourable. Eventually, progress in negotiations doesn't really depend on the statements. The parties must work on specific document, i.e. Madrid Principles for Karabakh conflict settlement,” Vahan Hovhannisyan remarked, refusing to predict the results of Kazan-hosted meeting. As the head of parliamentary group, increased pressure of international community on Karabakh issue has been observed. 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 | 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. 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”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |