Official Yerevan should recognize both Kosovo and Nagorno Karabakh (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Eduard Abrahamyan: strengthening of ties with states which are Armenia’s military and strategic partners is also important.
Four police officers killed in Chechnya (Moldova.org)
Four police officers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Grozny, Chechnya, Russian prosecutors said Monday. An investigation into the incident by the Russian prosecutor’s office of the Chechen Republic in under way, ITAR-TASS reported. Criminal proceedings have also been initiated in connection with the incident, the Russian news agency said. According to Chechen police, the explosion …
Armenia lacks possibility to weaken Georgia’s anti-Armenian position (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Eduard Abrahamyan: the new leadership of Armenia should prevent Georgian assimilation and outflow of Armenians from Samtskhe Javakheti via direct investments in its economy and its transformation into a political entity
OFFICIAL TO US: AZERBAIJAN “PROCEEDING ON ITS OWN PATH” (EurasiaNet.org)
Six months ahead of Azerbaijan’s presidential elections, American criticism of President Ilham Aliyev administration’s political practices suggest that the normally strong relations between Washington and Baku have hit a speed bump.
Turkey makes terms to Armenia: Karabakh and Genocide (PanARMENIAN.Net)
There can’t be any cooperation between Armenia and Turkey unless there is a breakthrough in the Karabakh process, Turkey’s Ambassador to Baku said.
Normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations unlikely in foreseeable future (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Turkey keeps on developing various scenarios of so-called Turkish projects where Armenia is perceived as a temporal political entity, the Armenian expert said.
New Modern Seaside Resort To Be Established In Azerbaijan (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
JOURNEYS WITHIN TOUR COM BAKU, May 10 Asia Pulse – A new modern Caspian seaside resort worth $USD1 billion will be created in Azerbaijan, owner of the Crocus Group, vice-president of the All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress Araz Agalarov said.According to Agalarov, such a resort was necessary, in order to have Azerbaijan recognized around the world.He said the project world attract world-famous …
Large-scale events to mark 85 years since Azeri president birth (Itar-Tass)
BAKU, May 10 (Itar-Tass) – Large-scale events on the occasion of the 85th anniversary since the birth of third President of Azerbaijan Geidar Aliyev will be held in this trans-Caucasian republic on Saturday.
Ex-officer blamed for disappearance of 3 men in Chechnya (Interfax)
MOSCOW. May 8 (Interfax) – An arrest warrant has been issued for Badrudi Yamadayev, a former officer in a special forces battalion based in Chechnya, as the suspected organizer of a crime in which three men went missing in Chechnya in February 2007, a spokesman for a criminal investigation authority said.
World Armenian Congress to adopt resolution on Karabakh (PanARMENIAN.Net)
The Congress will organize meetings and events dedicated to Karabakh in the Armenian communities in 30-40 countries.
Armenia against any distortion of Karabakh talks essence (PanARMENIAN.Net)
RA Foreign Minister: Yerevan appreciates highly the OSCE Minsk Group’s efforts for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
World Bank Co-sponsored Conference Tackles Issues on Armenia’s Global Competitiveness, Offers Directions for Future … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The following is being issued by the Armenian International Policy Research Group:
Swiss seek the good oil in Azerbaijan (Swissinfo)
President Pascal Couchepin will begin a three-day visit to oil-rich Azerbaijan on Saturday, as Switzerland seeks to diversify its energy sources.
UN WB Tender – Azerbaijan, Railway UPGRADING (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
*** Asia Pulse Tender *** WORLD BANK UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS SERVICE PROCUREMENTS MAY 2008 Country: Azerbaijan Project: RAIL TRADE AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION PROJECT Financing: World Bank Abstract: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR TA TO ADDY FOR PROJECT RELATED SERVICES RELATED TO POWER SUPPLY CONVERSION AND SIGNALING UPGRADING AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF LOCOMOTIVES Sector: Consultants …
