Russian FM to arrive in Yerevan April 3March 14, 2007 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be paying a formal visit to Armenia April 3-4, RF Ambassador Nikolay Pavlov told reporters in Yerevan. In his words, the visit is dated to the 15th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Russia and the 10th anniversary of signing of the Big Treaty on Cooperation. "During the visit the Russian FM will meet with RA President Robert Kocharian, Defense Minister and Co-chair of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission Serge Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian. He will also give a lecture in the Yerevan State University," Pavlov said. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. 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. |