Oskanian and Siniscalchi Discussed Armenia-Italia RelationsNovember 2, 2005 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with Italian MP Vincenzo Siniscalchi being in Armenia to take part in the festivities marking 15th anniversary of the Armenian Parliament, reported the Press Service of the Armenian MFA. Italian Ambassador to Armenia Marco Clemente was also present at the meeting. The parties exchanged views over the Armenian-Italian bilateral relations, that develop dynamically recently. Within that context V. Oskanian emphasized the importance of the Days of Armenian-Italian Friendship, which are a success and prove the centuries-old friendship between the Armenian and Italian peoples. The parties also noted their joint work of reconstruction and preservation of historical monuments in Armenia. V. Oskanian and V. Siniscalchi discussed opportunities to strengthen relations between the parliaments, as well as Armenia's Euro-integration and regional issues. 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. |