Russian Transport Minister Arriving in Armenia TodayJuly 11, 2006 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Transport Minister, Co-Chair of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental economic commission Igor Levitin is to arrive in Armenia on a working visit on July 11. The Transport Minister is accompanied by Head of the Interstate Aviation Committee Tatyana Anodina. During the visit, the Russian delegation is scheduled to meet Armenian President Robert Kocharian, Secretary of the National Security Council, Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan, as well as other top officials of the Armenian government. During the meetings issues of bilateral cooperation and investigation of the A-320 crash near Sochi on May 3 are to be discussed, reports IA Regnum. 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”. |