Considerable Opportunities to Promote US-Armenia Cooperation AvailableOctober 18, 2005 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Robert Kocharian today met with US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Daniel Fried, reported the Press Service of the Armenian leader. The interlocutors discussed regional issues and possible developments. Touching upon the Armenian-American cooperation, the parties appreciated the current level of bilateral relations. R. Kocharian and D. Fried also discussed the outcomes of the session of the US-Armenia Economic Task Force (USATF) and matters referring to the coming visit of S. Sargsyan to the US. The parties also discussed matters referring to constitutional amendments in Armenia. The Armenian leader informed the guests on the process of their implementation. The amendments proposed will form new opportunities for democratic development of Armenia, he remarked. The meeting participants also discussed the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process. 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. |