  Azeri spiritual leader’s visit aimed to distract international community  November 29, 2011 - 14:54 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of Azeri spiritual leader Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh to Yerevan is a way to reassure the international community on the background of recent aggression at contact line, according to the Assembly of Azerbaijani Armenians NGO chairman. At news conference in Yerevan, Grigori Ayvazyan noted Pashazadeh as a political figure rather than religious one. “Armenians proved to be tolerant in welcoming him, despite his being one of the masterminds behind 1988 massacre of Armenians in Sumgait,” Ayvazyan said. On November 29-30, Yerevan hosted the meeting of CIS countries' spiritual leaders, with Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh among those present.  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 |  Latest news Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary  French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour.Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan.Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia.Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. |
