TODAY ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARIAN LEFT FOR ITALY ON FORMAL CALLJanuary 27, 2005 - 21:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian left for Italy on a formal call upon the invitation of Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Within the framework of the visit meetings in the Senate, as well as with chairmen of the House of Representatives and the Prime Minister are planned. A memorandum on cooperation in development of small and medium business will be signed. In Vatican R. Kocharian will be received by Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Angelo Sodano. January 28 the Armenian delegation will visit Venice, where meetings with the Mayor and representatives of the Armenian community will be held. The delegation will return in Yerevan January 30. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |