Chirac's Visit to Armenia Historical EventSeptember 29, 2006 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of French President Jacques Chirac to Armenia is a historical event. According to RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, the visit is of a great political importance. "It's an honor for us to host the President of a country like France. A wide scope of issues including relations with the EU, OSCE MG activities and economy will be discussed. Presently France is one of the most active investors in the Armenian economy and we hope that the economic cooperation will be dynamically developing in future," the RA FM said. Vartan Oskanian also briefed on the rich cultural program within the framework of the Year of Armenia in France, which will give the French people the possibility to learn more about the Armenian history and culture. 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 | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |