U.S. to continue support for democratic processes in ArmeniaDecember 14, 2012 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Dec 14 with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Thomas O. Melia. Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian highly assessed Armenian-U.S. cooperation, hailing America’s support for implementation of democratic reports in the country, RA MFA reported. Mr. Melia, in turn, voiced U.S. readiness to continue assistance to Armenia’s democratic processes, with the outcomes of Dublin-hosted OSCE ministerial council meeting and cooperation in international organizations discussed. The parties also dwelt on Armenia’s struggle against corruption, human rights protection and upcoming presidential elections. Minister Nalbandian further briefed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State on the latest developments of Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |