Armenian, Russian premiers meeting in Moscow Dec 24January 17, 2017 - 12:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan will visit Russia's capital, Moscow, on December 24 at the invitation of Russian premier Dmitry Medvedev, the government said in a statement. During the visit, the two are expected to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as the integration policies of both countries within the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), which will help further strengthen and deepen relations. According to the Russian government press service, a number of intergovernmental documents will be signed to boost the development of Moscow-Yerevan ties in various areas. They last met in late October in Minsk on the sidelines of the Eurasian intergovernmental council session. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |