Armenian President meets newly-appointed Greek envoyNovember 1, 2012 - 19:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Newly-appointed Greek ambassador to Yerevan Ioannis Tragakis presented his credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. President Sargsyan congratulated the ambassador on appointment, voicing hope that he will contribute to deepening of Armenian-Greek relations. Ambassador Tragakis, in turn, pledged to take every effort to strengthen the ties between the two countries. He further noted that President Sargsyan’s official visit to Greece in 2011 reaffirmed the two countries’ readiness to develop multifaceted cooperation. Upon completion of the meeting, President Sargsyan wished success to the Greek envoy in his mission. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. |