  Armenia ready to consider Russia’s proposal on missile defense deployment April 6, 2012 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Russian media outlets, Russia experiences great difficulties in talks with Azerbaijan on Gabala Radar Station, head of Regional Studies Center said. Richard Giragosian positively assessed Armenian Prime Minster Tigran Sargsyan’s statement on Armenia’s readiness to consider Russian proposals regarding constructing a radar station or deploying other elements of missile defense system in Armenia’s territory. The agreement between Moscow and Baku on operation of Gabala Radar Station by Russia expires in 2012. The parties are currently negotiating its extension. According to media reports, the process is delayed due to Azerbaijan’s attempts to increase the rent for the station.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
