THE MEDIATORS' LAST PROPOSAL IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR AZERBAIJANDecember 4, 2000 - 20:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 04.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "Azerbaijan absolutely rejects the mediators' last proposal of "common state" concept, for it presupposes formation of a second Armenian state in Southern Caucasian region", Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Vilayat Guliyev said in the interview to Mediamax.Guliyev said he met with the Foreign Minister of Armenia Vardan Oskanian in Vienna a week ago. "Armenian Foreign Minister didn't revert to the "common state" proposal again. Mr. Oskanian told me that with some exceptions the first proposal made by the OSCE Minsk Group in 1997 might be reverted to. We decided to discuss this question in case of corresponding instructions by our Presidents", Guliyev noted. -0- 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. |