  Russia, West won't antagonize Armenia for Azeri oil - Minister  January 31, 2012 - 13:51 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - During a meeting with students and teaching staff of French University in Armenia (UFAR), Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan expressed disagreement with the view that the West and Russia will go against Armenia in exchange for Azerbaijani oil. Dwelling on Armenia’s foreign policy in the South Caucasus, Defense Minister noted that “it bears the following vertical character in the region: Russia-Georgia-Armenia-Iran, whilst deeming Turkey-Armenia-Azerbaijan horizontal relations as “zero” ties.  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. |
