TAJIKISTANI PRESIDENT ARRIVING IN YEREVAN ON FORMAL VISITNovember 24, 2003 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tajikistani leader Emomali Rakhmonov is arriving in Yerevan on a formal visit November 25 on the invitation of Armenian President Robert Kocharian. According to the two-day visit schedule, a private conversation of the two Presidents to be followed by the expanded talks of the delegation of both countries is planned. A number of papers are also to be signed. Tajikistani President is expected to meet with the Speaker of the Armenian parliament, Prime minister and Catholicos of All Armenians. In the course of the visit Emomali Rakhmonov will attend the memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. 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 | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. |