  U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State to visit Yerevan January 18, 2012 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric S. Rubin will visit Baku, Istanbul and Yerevan January 17-28. This will be his first visit to Armenia since assuming duties as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State with responsibility for issues related to Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and the Southern Caucasus. During his visit, he will meet with civil society representatives and government officials. In Armenia, Mr. Rubin will discuss U.S.-Armenian bilateral relations, the upcoming parliamentary elections, as well as shared interests underlying cooperation in economic development and democratic reform, U.S. Embassy in Yerevan said.   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. |
