ARMENIA AND NATO HELD RECURRENT ROUND OF CONSULTATIONSOctober 25, 2003 - 20:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and the NATO held a recurrent round of consultations on security issues in Brussels. According to the report by the Armenian MFA press service, deputy to the Armenian foreign minister Tatul Margarian headed the Armenian delegation and deputy to the NATO Secretary General, Ambassador Gunther Altenberg was at the head of the NATO delegation. In the course of the consultations the issues of the regional security, Armenia-NATO cooperation within the framework of "Partnership for Peace" program were discussed. The prospects of cooperation between Armenia and the NATO in political and military spheres, in the field of emergency situations as well as science and education were also viewed. Upon the completion of the negotiations the parties announced about readiness to continue cooperation. 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. |