Paper says Armenian PM’s visit to U.S. politically motivatedDecember 14, 2012 - 21:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s visit to the U.S. pursued political goals, besides the economic ones, Aravot daily reported. “Prime Minister Sargsyan held a number of meetings in the U.S. with an aim to hail the policy President Serzh Sargsya pursued in the past five years. Besides briefing the U.S. officials on the incumbent president’s past activates, he also presented the programs planned in the near future, with positive political messages issued in response,” the paper says. Related links: 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |