Armenian President to leave on working visit to DushanbeSeptember 1, 2011 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 2, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will leave on a working visit to Dushanbe, Tajikistan to attend CIS leaders’ summit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev refused to participate in Tajikistan-hosted CIS leaders' summit. At the event, Azerbaijan will be represented by the Prime Minister Artur Rasi-zadeh, the chief of international relations department of the Presidential Administration Novruz Mammadov said earlier. The presidents of Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Moldova and Turkmenistan confirmed their participation in the summit due September 2-3. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |