Armenian President meets Australian ambassadorApril 30, 2013 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Newly-appointed Australian ambassador Paul Myler (residence in Moscow) presented his credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. President Sargsyan congratulated the envoy on the appointment, voicing hope that he will contribute to the development of Armenian-Australian relations. He also expressed gratitude to the executive and legislative bodies of New South Wales for the support to the Armenian Genocide recognition campaign. Ambassador Myler, in turn, pledged to deepen Australian-Armenian ties during his term in office. 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 | Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. 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”. |