Alexander Iskandaryan: Rudolf Perina's appointment is serious step by U.S. Department of StateJune 28, 2007 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Rudolf Perina is a professional diplomat and it says everything," Director of Caucasian Media Institute political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan stated to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist commenting on Rudolf Perina's appointment as U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Armenia. He said, the time will show how this nomination is positive for Armenia. "The matter is not in figures, the matter is in priorities of U.S. foreign policy. The appointment of a diplomat with such a rank is a serious step by the Department of State," he underscored. OSCE Minsk Group former U.S. Co-Chair Rudolf Perina is appointed as U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Armenia. He will take up his duties on July 10. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |