Armenian, U.S. lawmakers talk bilateral ties, Karabakh conflictSeptember 19, 2017 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament speaker Ara Babloyan on Tuesday, September 19 met the delegation of U.S. Representatives in Yerevan Lawmakers from all the four parties represented in the National Assembly, as well as U.S. and Armenian ambassadors Richard M. Mills and Grigor Hovhannissian participated in the meeting. The speaker attached great importance to strengthening ties between the two countries and hailed the U.S. as an vital partner for Armenia. Weighing in on regional issues, Babloyan stressed the U.S. role in the OSCE Minsk Group in the process of settling the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh. Also, the Armenian official briefed the U.S. lawmakers about the constitutional reforms implemented in the country recently, pointing out that Armenia has made a transition to a parliamentary system of government. The Congresspeople, in turn, stressed the importance of developing political, economic, cultural relations between the U.S. and Armenia. Also, they said the United States supports the peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict, expressing hope that the settlement will result in open borders and trade relations between the neighboring countries. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |