Armenia remains Russia's strategic partner in South CaucasusApril 11, 2007 - 16:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia remains Russia's strategic partner in the South Caucasus, Russia's First Vice Premier Sergey Ivanov said at a joint news conference with Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan. Armenia-NATO cooperation program within IPAP is not an alternative to the Armenian-Russian partnership, he said. "Our strategic partnership rests not only on the presence of Russian military bases but also on the commonness of cultures and whole scope of relations," Ivanov underscored.For his part, RA PM Serge Sargsyan noted that creation of extra dividing lines in the region will not do good to Armenia's security structure. "It's true, Russia reduces its presence in the region but it doesn't mean that other states should expand their presence instead," he 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 | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. 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. |